The metaphorical society :: an invitation to social theory /
Over decades and centuries, Rigney here argues, social theorists have variously likened societies to organisms and living systems, to machines, battlefields, legal systems, marketplaces, games, theatrical productions, and discourses. Most interestingly, Rigney deftly shows how nearly all Western soc...
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Zusammenfassung: | Over decades and centuries, Rigney here argues, social theorists have variously likened societies to organisms and living systems, to machines, battlefields, legal systems, marketplaces, games, theatrical productions, and discourses. Most interestingly, Rigney deftly shows how nearly all Western social theories fit with one or more of the metaphors. He emphasizes a humanistic understanding of society with an emphasis on the creative agency of social actors and communities. The book offers students a rich understanding of social theory, yet it is simultaneously concise and broad ranging, allowi. |
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title | The metaphorical society : an invitation to social theory / |
title_alt | The Metaphorical Imagination -- Society as Living System -- Society as Machine -- Society as War -- Society as Legal Order -- Society as Marketplace -- Society as Game -- Society as Theater -- Society as Discourse -- Postscript: A Guide to Metaphorical Analysis. |
title_auth | The metaphorical society : an invitation to social theory / |
title_exact_search | The metaphorical society : an invitation to social theory / |
title_full | The metaphorical society : an invitation to social theory / Daniel Rigney. |
title_fullStr | The metaphorical society : an invitation to social theory / Daniel Rigney. |
title_full_unstemmed | The metaphorical society : an invitation to social theory / Daniel Rigney. |
title_short | The metaphorical society : |
title_sort | metaphorical society an invitation to social theory |
title_sub | an invitation to social theory / |
topic | Social sciences Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124013 Sciences sociales Philosophie. SOCIAL SCIENCE Methodology. bisacsh Social sciences Philosophy fast Sozialphilosophie gnd Social sciences Philosophy. nli Philosophie sociale. ram Sociologie. ram |
topic_facet | Social sciences Philosophy. Sciences sociales Philosophie. SOCIAL SCIENCE Methodology. Social sciences Philosophy Sozialphilosophie Philosophie sociale. Sociologie. |
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