Cultural Theory: The Key ThinkersAndrew Edgar, Peter Sedgwick Routledge, 28.07.2005 - 304 Seiten Featuring over eighty essays, Cultural Theory: The Key Thinkers is a seminal guide to the literary critics, sociologists, historians, artists, philosophers and writers who have shaped culture and society, and the way in which we view them. Ranging from Arnold to Le Corbusier, from Eco to Marx, the entries offer a lucid analysis of the work of influential figures in the study of cultural theory, making this the perfect introduction for the student and general reader alike. |
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... argues for the position of the 'conscious pariah', that can act from a position of strength only by accepting the contingent circumstances of birth and upbringing (or 'natality' as Arendt terms it: 1958b). In The Human Condition (1958a) ...
... argues for the position of the 'conscious pariah', that can act from a position of strength only by accepting the contingent circumstances of birth and upbringing (or 'natality' as Arendt terms it: 1958b). In The Human Condition (1958a) ...
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... argues that Plato's theory does not have any genuine explanatory power when it comes to the problem of change. Against Plato, Aristotle argues for a theory of substances in which individual entities (e.g. 'this human being', 'that tree ...
... argues that Plato's theory does not have any genuine explanatory power when it comes to the problem of change. Against Plato, Aristotle argues for a theory of substances in which individual entities (e.g. 'this human being', 'that tree ...
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... argues, is a practical form of knowledge that concerns the sphere of human action. When we inquire into human actions we ask why someone did what they did. In other words, we ask about the purposes of action. Again, Aristotle argues ...
... argues, is a practical form of knowledge that concerns the sphere of human action. When we inquire into human actions we ask why someone did what they did. In other words, we ask about the purposes of action. Again, Aristotle argues ...
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... argues, is to generate feelings of pity and terror in the mind of the spectator. Thus, good tragedy achieves a cathartic effect wherein the viewer of the play experiences an emotional cleansing as a result of witnessing the events ...
... argues, is to generate feelings of pity and terror in the mind of the spectator. Thus, good tragedy achieves a cathartic effect wherein the viewer of the play experiences an emotional cleansing as a result of witnessing the events ...
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... argues in an essay on De Sade, are composed of two contending drives: the drive to excretion and the drive to appropriation. In cultural terms, this is presented in terms of an opposition between collective, orgiastic impulses and ...
... argues in an essay on De Sade, are composed of two contending drives: the drive to excretion and the drive to appropriation. In cultural terms, this is presented in terms of an opposition between collective, orgiastic impulses and ...
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