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Σύμβολου: An Attempt toward the early Origins, Part 1
2013
International audience; This is the first of a two-part paper in which I would like to propose some possible hypotheses on the early origins of symbolic function, which is the most typical feature of human being, based on disavowal mechanism. Briefly recalling the main stages of the history of symbolism, it will be possible to lay out many of its theories within the framework that we wish to outline with this work, this first part of which is mainly concerned with the basic psychodynamic notion of disavowal and its possible applications, above all in regard to fetishism.
Σύμβολου: An attempt toward the early Origins: Part 2
2016
International audience; In continuation of what has been said in the first part of this two-part paper, herein we present further considerations on symbolism, reconsider some related psychodynamic case reports with some possible variants about their interpretations, and will apply what is said to some further speculations on mathematical symbolism and thought. In this second part, we continue with the numeration of the first part Σύμβολου, 1.
Consumption, Sociology of
2001
The sociology of consumption is as old as sociology itself. Its methodological roots lie in the first surveys, which focused on food consumption and were conducted in the middle of the nineteenth century. The aim was to define the level of minimum wage that was high enough to sustain the reproduction of the labor force. However, the prevailing, genuinely sociological approach to consumption is related strongly to the classical period of sociology, when Marx formulated his theory of commodities and commodity fetishism, when Simmel presented his theories of money, style, and fashion, and when Veblen formulated his trickle-down theory. All of these trains of thought were also present in the mi…
Against cyber-utopianism. Utopian discourse "versus" sociological analysis of the transition to the digital paradigm of the cultural sphere
2015
La cultura ha dejado de ser la esfera social que iluminaba la modernidad. A pesar de su mayor centralidad social y económica propia de la sociedad postfordista, las transformaciones económicas y tecnológicas de los últimos años están cuestionando su propia existencia como esfera autónoma. En este contexto, el discurso ciberutopismo hace una lectura totalmente positiva de estas transformaciones como un empoderamiento del consumidor o del surgimientos de nuevas cadenas de cooperación creativa. Frente a este discurso ideológicamente cargado, es necesaria una ruptura epistemológica y una construcción de un programa de investigación desde la sociología de las artes y la cultura, que evalúe de fo…
The Pedagogical Problem: Vygotsky’s Encounter with Marx’s Phenomenal Forms
2016
As advanced at the end of the previous chapter, the present one underscores the need to reassess Karl Marx’s contribution from the standpoint of pedagogy, in order for this field to come to terms with his sophisticated theory of the Erscheinungsformen or phenomenal forms. This analysis seems particularly pertinent in relation to the work of the early-Soviet scholar Lev Vygotsky, who allegedly deployed this concept in his own account of cognitive development in human beings. Indeed, despite the many educational fields that Marx’s work has impacted on—most obviously sociology of education, but also educational psychology, particularly thanks to the theoretical developments made by the author …
La lógica de la apariencia en Marx. Sobre la interpretación de Clara Ramas San Miguel del fetichismo y la mistificación capitalistas
2020
Las nociones de fetichismo y misticismo constituyen los conceptos fundamentales con los que Marx analiza las formas de la apariencia propias de las sociedades capitalistas. Estos conceptos tienen un valor arquitectónico en la estructura interna del proyecto de Marx de una crítica de la economía política. Este trabajo pretende exponer y discutir las aportaciones interpretativas abiertas por el libro de Clara Ramas San Miguel: Fetiche y Mistificación capitalistas. La crítica de la economía política de Marx publicado en 2018 en la editorial Siglo XXI.
Ethnoanthropological perspectives in comparison about the origins of symbolism
2014
The Business Systems Laboratory International Symposia aim to address the global economic and social challenges of our times by systemic perspective; shedding the light to the several interactions between natural social and economic systems. The criticalities and the opportunities of our times are faced according to the cutting edge research and practice in social science. This multidisciplinary perspective includes: management, economics, engineering and sociology. Being aware of these interactions provides a better understanding of the principles that can help to solve some of today’s most pressing social and economic issues. In particular the Symposium 2015 focuses on the epistemological…