Conceptions of Space in Social Thought
Author | : Robert David Sack |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Robert David Sack |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Andrew Sayer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 23 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Space perception |
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Author | : Bernard Debarbieux |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : SOCIAL SCIENCE |
ISBN | : 1788973879 |
Travelling through various historical and geographical contexts, Social Imaginaries of Space explores diverse forms of spatiality, examining the interconnections which shape different social collectives. Proposing a theory on how space is intrinsically linked to the making of societies, this book examines the history of the spatiality of modern states and nations and the social collectives of Western modernity in a contemporary light.
Author | : Henri Lefebvre |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1992-04-08 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780631181774 |
Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of everyday life. The Production of Space is his major philosophical work and its translation has been long awaited by scholars in many different fields. The book is a search for a reconciliation between mental space (the space of the philosophers) and real space (the physical and social spheres in which we all live). In the course of his exploration, Henri Lefebvre moves from metaphysical and ideological considerations of the meaning of space to its experience in the everyday life of home and city. He seeks, in other words, to bridge the gap between the realms of theory and practice, between the mental and the social, and between philosophy and reality. In doing so, he ranges through art, literature, architecture and economics, and further provides a powerful antidote to the sterile and obfuscatory methods and theories characteristic of much recent continental philosophy. This is a work of great vision and incisiveness. It is also characterized by its author's wit and by anecdote, as well as by a deftness of style which Donald Nicholson-Smith's sensitive translation precisely captures.
Author | : Mike Crang |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2002-09-11 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1134721188 |
Thinking Space looks at a range of social theorists and asks what role space plays in their work, what difference (if any) it makes to their concepts, and what difference such an appreciation makes to the way we might think about space.
Author | : Doreen Massey |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1984-11-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521317085 |
Space and nature have long been the concerns of human geography, bound up with a strong sense of the importance of place. Understanding how society changes entails understanding the geography of social change. In this new reader, the editors argue for a new way of looking at the relationship between society and its spatial organization, between society and nature, and between the interdependence and unique character of places. First, through a selection of material ranging from the changing geography of class cultures, gender relations, city structures, state power to the processes of international law, the readings demonstrate that neither space nor society can be understood independently of the other. Social change involves spatial change and spatial change affects social organization. The two sides of the relation mediate a geography of change. Second, a number of the articles explore the relation between society and nature, and demonstrate that that, too involves a continuous and changing interrelationship. Nature cannot be understood outside of its social interpretation and use; equally nature, the environment, has an impact upon the quality and future of our lives. Third, this collection presents an approach to the geography of place which has methodological implications for all those in social science who are concerned with the central problem of appreciating the of outcomes without losing sight of general processes of chance. To grasp the dynamic relation between society, space and nature is important not only for human geography, but for all the social sciences. Geography Matters! brings together a wide range of articles, from both geographers and non-geographers. It addresses a series of economic, political and cultural issues from a geographical angle that will put the social distinctiveness of place back on the agenda for all the social sciences.
Author | : Martina Löw |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2016-09-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1349695688 |
In this book, the author develops a relational concept of space that encompasses social structure, the material world of objects and bodies, and the symbolic dimension of the social world. Löw’s guiding principle is the assumption that space emerges in the interplay between objects, structures and actions. Based on a critical discussion of classic theories of space, Löw develops a new dynamic theory of space that accounts for the relational context in which space is constituted. This innovative view on the interdependency of material, social, and symbolic dimensions of space also permits a new perspective on architecture and urban development.
Author | : Fran Tonkiss |
Publisher | : Polity |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0745628257 |
Taking a thematic approach, this book covers the main aspects of modern urban life taught on undergraduate courses. The key approaches to the city within contemporary social theory are assessed. Tonkiss adopts an international perspective, with examples drawn from places such as New York, Paris and Sydney.
Author | : Peter Gardenfors |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2004-01-30 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780262572194 |
Within cognitive science, two approaches currently dominate the problem of modeling representations. The symbolic approach views cognition as computation involving symbolic manipulation. Connectionism, a special case of associationism, models associations using artificial neuron networks. Peter Gärdenfors offers his theory of conceptual representations as a bridge between the symbolic and connectionist approaches. Symbolic representation is particularly weak at modeling concept learning, which is paramount for understanding many cognitive phenomena. Concept learning is closely tied to the notion of similarity, which is also poorly served by the symbolic approach. Gärdenfors's theory of conceptual spaces presents a framework for representing information on the conceptual level. A conceptual space is built up from geometrical structures based on a number of quality dimensions. The main applications of the theory are on the constructive side of cognitive science: as a constructive model the theory can be applied to the development of artificial systems capable of solving cognitive tasks. Gärdenfors also shows how conceptual spaces can serve as an explanatory framework for a number of empirical theories, in particular those concerning concept formation, induction, and semantics. His aim is to present a coherent research program that can be used as a basis for more detailed investigations.
Author | : Andrzej J L Zieleniec |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2007-10-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1848606125 |
The importance of the spatial dimension of the structure, organization and experience of social relations is fundamental for sociological analysis and understanding. Space and Social Theory is an essential primer on the theories of space and inherent spatiality, guiding readers through the contributions of key and influential theorists: Marx, Simmel, Lefebvre, Harvey and Foucault. Giving an essential and accessible overview of social theories of space, this books shows why it matters to understand these theorists spatially. It will be of interest to upper level students and researchers of social theory, urban sociology, urban studies, human geography, and urban politics.