Social imaginaries and the limits of differential meaning : A cultural sociological critique of symbolic meaning structures

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11614-019-00371-2" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11614-019-00371-2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11614-019-00371-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11614-019-00371-2</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Social imaginaries and the limits of differential meaning : A cultural sociological critique of symbolic meaning structures

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Elaborating on theories of the social imaginary, this contribution addresses the shortcomings of a differential conception of meaning, which is widespread in the social and cultural sciences. After a brief literature review, a preliminary concept of the social imaginary and its sociological relevance will be outlined drawing on the works of Taylor and others. The theoretical argument of this article, the fundamental difference and complementarity between the differential logic of the symbolic and the fuzzy logic of the imaginary, will be developed in a discussion of structuralism and one of its most fervent critics: Castoriadis. The latter developed his account of the social imaginary as a critique of Marxist reductionism, of the structuralist analysis of language and totemism, and of "ensemblistic-identitarian logic" in general. The social imaginary, as a reservoir of meaning and condition for the emergence of new meanings, not only illuminates the blind spots in these theories, but also has the potential to transform our thinking about culture and society.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Social imaginaries and the limits of differential meaning : A cultural sociological critique of symbolic meaning structures

Popis výsledku anglicky

Elaborating on theories of the social imaginary, this contribution addresses the shortcomings of a differential conception of meaning, which is widespread in the social and cultural sciences. After a brief literature review, a preliminary concept of the social imaginary and its sociological relevance will be outlined drawing on the works of Taylor and others. The theoretical argument of this article, the fundamental difference and complementarity between the differential logic of the symbolic and the fuzzy logic of the imaginary, will be developed in a discussion of structuralism and one of its most fervent critics: Castoriadis. The latter developed his account of the social imaginary as a critique of Marxist reductionism, of the structuralist analysis of language and totemism, and of "ensemblistic-identitarian logic" in general. The social imaginary, as a reservoir of meaning and condition for the emergence of new meanings, not only illuminates the blind spots in these theories, but also has the potential to transform our thinking about culture and society.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie

ISSN

1011-0070

e-ISSN

1862-2585

Svazek periodika

44

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

Supplement 2

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

17-35

Kód UT WoS článku

000496294000002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85075156638