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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... practice to group Aristotle's work into five categories. In the first are those works concerned with issues in logic, which primarily analyse it as an instrument of thought (e.g. the Categories, On Interpretation and Topics). Second ...
... practice to group Aristotle's work into five categories. In the first are those works concerned with issues in logic, which primarily analyse it as an instrument of thought (e.g. the Categories, On Interpretation and Topics). Second ...
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... practice makes perfect. To be an ethical being, in turn, means to be a certain kind of What kind of person this is can be approached by way of a sketch of Aristotle's notion of the soul. The soul, he argues, is composed of three ...
... practice makes perfect. To be an ethical being, in turn, means to be a certain kind of What kind of person this is can be approached by way of a sketch of Aristotle's notion of the soul. The soul, he argues, is composed of three ...
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... practice of philosophy, i.e. a life of critical reflection devoted to the pursuit of knowledge and truth. The other aspect of Aristotle's practical philosophy is found in the Politics. This text is concerned with the notion of the city ...
... practice of philosophy, i.e. a life of critical reflection devoted to the pursuit of knowledge and truth. The other aspect of Aristotle's practical philosophy is found in the Politics. This text is concerned with the notion of the city ...
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... practice with an ambivalent relationship to dominant culture, since its challenge to official culture is a contained rather than a dangerous one. Instead of arguing for a polarised conception of authority and subversion through the ...
... practice with an ambivalent relationship to dominant culture, since its challenge to official culture is a contained rather than a dangerous one. Instead of arguing for a polarised conception of authority and subversion through the ...
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... practice throws into relief dominant practices within modern societies and shows their limits. Exchange-value, for instance, cannot be reconciled with notions of the sacred and profane that are given homage in sacrifice, which is an act ...
... practice throws into relief dominant practices within modern societies and shows their limits. Exchange-value, for instance, cannot be reconciled with notions of the sacred and profane that are given homage in sacrifice, which is an act ...
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