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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... concerns, the art work is pursuing the concerns of mundane society, albeit crucially stripped of the constraints of the dominant objectives of capitalism. An appropriate reading of a work of art can, potentially, tell us more about ...
... concerns, the art work is pursuing the concerns of mundane society, albeit crucially stripped of the constraints of the dominant objectives of capitalism. An appropriate reading of a work of art can, potentially, tell us more about ...
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... concern is with the vita activa, which she analyses through the categories of 'labour', 'work' and 'action'. 'Labour' concerns the satisfaction of necessary biological needs, and 'work' the production of durable objects. 'Action' concerns ...
... concern is with the vita activa, which she analyses through the categories of 'labour', 'work' and 'action'. 'Labour' concerns the satisfaction of necessary biological needs, and 'work' the production of durable objects. 'Action' concerns ...
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... concerned with issues in logic, which primarily analyse it as an instrument of thought (e.g. the Categories, On Interpretation and Topics). Second, there are the texts concerned with natural philosophy (e.g. Physics, On the Soul and ...
... concerned with issues in logic, which primarily analyse it as an instrument of thought (e.g. the Categories, On Interpretation and Topics). Second, there are the texts concerned with natural philosophy (e.g. Physics, On the Soul and ...
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... concerned with issues of 'production', i.e. a form of action with a purpose external to the act itself. Thus, for example, the activity of using persuasive language is not to be confused with its purpose, i.e. persuading someone of ...
... concerned with issues of 'production', i.e. a form of action with a purpose external to the act itself. Thus, for example, the activity of using persuasive language is not to be confused with its purpose, i.e. persuading someone of ...
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... 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 against Plato, in that he holds what is good ...
... 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 against Plato, in that he holds what is good ...
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