Meaning, Subjectivity, Society

Making Sense of Modernity

AvKarl E. Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del 22 i serien International Comparative Social Studies

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Beskrivning

This book grapples with questions at the core of philosophy and social theory – Who am I? Who are we? How are we to live? That is, questions of what humans are capable of, the ‘nature’ of our relationships to each other and to the world around us, and how we should live. They appear to be both prohibitive and seductive – that they are ultimately irresolvable makes it tempting to leave them alone, yet we cannot do that either. This interdisciplinary investigation proceeds primarily as a dialogue with Cornelius Castoriadis and Charles Taylor.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-11
Mått:160 x 240 x 20 mm
Vikt:619 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Comparative Social Studies
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004181724

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion
Sociologi och antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Karl E. Smith is Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at La Trobe University, where he completed his Ph.D. (2007). He has published articles on subjectivity, religion and modernity in Thesis Eleven and the European Journal of Social Theory.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgements Introduction 1. TheMeaning of MeaningFraming a theory of meaningMagmaSignification and languageSignification and the first natural stratumThe radical imaginaryMeaningSocial imaginary significations The unsayableQualitative distinctionsConclusion2. The SelfIntroductionA brief discussion about the wordTime and narrativeEmbodimentSocial orientationWebs of interlocutionSubject-referring propertiesCorporeal limitationsSeeking the no-selfOther than goodKnowing and doingConclusion3. The SubjectIntroductionFor-itselfLiving-beingThe psycheThe social individualAutonomyExcursus on realityConclusion4. TowardsModernityThe social-historicalModernityConclusion5. AutonomyIntroductionMapping autonomyCapitalismand autonomyRelativizing autonomyConclusion6. Reformulating the Project of AutonomyReligion and autonomyCultural creativityCreating meaningAutonomy and meaningTheory of actionPower and autonomyConclusionBibliographyIndex