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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... human subjective action. Reification is rooted in the all-pervasiveness of the principles of commodity exchange. Commodity exchange entails the comparison of qualitatively distinct goods and processes by reducing them to a common ...
... human subjective action. Reification is rooted in the all-pervasiveness of the principles of commodity exchange. Commodity exchange entails the comparison of qualitatively distinct goods and processes by reducing them to a common ...
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... human beings, totalitarianism deprives its victims of their very identity, and their death is anonymous. For Arendt the pariah status is not something that Jews can voluntarily relinquish. Attempts at assimilation led only to new ...
... human beings, totalitarianism deprives its victims of their very identity, and their death is anonymous. For Arendt the pariah status is not something that Jews can voluntarily relinquish. Attempts at assimilation led only to new ...
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... human being', 'that tree') can be understood as being primary. A primary substance (ousia), therefore, can be pointed to, it is something specific. Equally, substances can have different properties at different times without losing ...
... human being', 'that tree') can be understood as being primary. A primary substance (ousia), therefore, can be pointed to, it is something specific. Equally, substances can have different properties at different times without losing ...
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... human actions we ask why someone did what they did. In other words, we ask about the purposes of action. Again ... humans are different from plants and animals in that they are capable of pursuing a rational existence directed towards ...
... human actions we ask why someone did what they did. In other words, we ask about the purposes of action. Again ... humans are different from plants and animals in that they are capable of pursuing a rational existence directed towards ...
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... human being is defined by Aristotle as the 'political animal'. By this he means that our daily existence involves living together in communities. Any state is a community that is defined by way of its being composed of people with ...
... human being is defined by Aristotle as the 'political animal'. By this he means that our daily existence involves living together in communities. Any state is a community that is defined by way of its being composed of people with ...
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