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From structuralism to culturalism: Ernst Cassirer’s philosophy of symbolic forms

critique of knowledge is superseded by a critique of culture. The author analyses Cassirer’s anthropological philosophy of symbolic forms and critically compares it to Simmel’s vitalist theory of culture ... . The article ends with a plea for a practical sociology inspired by Cassirer’s return to Kant's practical philosophy. Keywords: Cassirer; Culture; Neo-Kantianism; Praxis; Relational thinking

From structuralism to culturalism: Ernst Cassirer’s philosophy of symbolic forms

knowledge is superseded by a critique of culture. The author analyses Cassirer’s anthropological philosophy of symbolic forms and critically compares it to Simmel’s vitalist theory of culture. The article ... . The article ends with a plea for a practical sociology inspired by Cassirer’s return to Kant's practical philosophy. Keywords: Cassirer; Culture; Neo-Kantianism; Praxis; Relational thinking

From structuralism to culturalism: Ernst Cassirer’s philosophy of symbolic forms

critique of knowledge is superseded by a critique of culture. The author analyses Cassirer’s anthropological philosophy of symbolic forms and critically compares it to Simmel’s vitalist theory of culture ... . The article ends with a plea for a practical sociology inspired by Cassirer’s return to Kant's practical philosophy. Keywords: Cassirer; Culture; Neo-Kantianism; Praxis; Relational thinking

Youth and local political power: the perception and the discourse of young people about the Brazilian municipal elections of 2016

The article aims to analyze the political behavior of young voters before the municipal election of 2016 in Brazil, based on a questionnaire applied with 1,221 subjects, after the second round of ... famílias que já atuam na política local. Palavras-chave: Sociologia política; Juventude e política; Jovens eleitores; Eleições municipais. Abstract The article aims to analyze the political

Pathologists’ first opinions on barriers and facilitators of computational pathology adoption in oncological pathology: an international study

sending feedback on CPath clinical performance to the supplier. Social, political and legal factors – Healthcare regulation Considering legal factors, the uncertainty about the liability position of ... change; and Social, political and legal factors. We did not use the Patient factors domain since pathologists are not in direct contact with patients. Toward the end of the interviews, participants had the

Municipal elections and national crisis: electoral disputes in Brazil in 2016

The 2016 marked the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff (PT) and one of the hardest political crises since the Brazilian redemocratization in the early 1980s. One of the parties most affected by ... verify which parties have achieved better results in the current political conjuncture. The performance of candidates for councillor and mayor in the 5,600 municipalities in 2016 elections is analyzed

Croce's political thought: the liberal model

The present article is about aspects of Benedetto Croce political ideas. It tries to explain concepts expressed in the book Etic and Politic to understand its conection and its contribution to the

Social actors and political solidarity: social movements today

the meaning of the present social movements for the constitution of the society, especially considering the consolidation of the political solidarity and the constitution of social actors.

Social actors and political solidarity: social movements today

the meaning of the present social movements for the constitution of the society, especially considering the consolidation of the political solidarity and the constitution of social actors.

Social actors and political solidarity: social movements today

the meaning of the present social movements for the constitution of the society, especially considering the consolidation of the political solidarity and the constitution of social actors.

Cognitive information processing

Today, under the “true or false” philosophy, we are confined within the ‘syntactic’ restrictions, in connection with the adoption of the counter-concepts/binary concepts presented by common words and ... limits of words and Boolean numbers to describe meta-concepts, but also a new approach based on new philosophy, logic and mathematics to process cognitive information using both physical and mental data

Controversy surrounding the involuntary commitment of crack cocaine users

measures that limit commitment to a significantly reduced role. We conclude that the widespread idea of the crack cocaine epidemic has made the country aware that we are all at risk; and political practice

Ecologism, environmentalism and political ecology: different views on sustainability and on territory

emergence of moderate environmentalism, and finally more recent approaches such as political ecology. In the first part, the concept of sustainability is presented as it begins to be shaped by means of ideas ... to sustainable development; and finally, the concept is analyzed as it changes into a means of social critique, when seen through the framework of political ecology. The second part the text argues

Ecologism, environmentalism and political ecology: different views on sustainability and on territory

emergence of moderate environmentalism, and finally more recent approaches such as political ecology. In the first part, the concept of sustainability is presented as it begins to be shaped by means of ideas ... to sustainable development; and finally, the concept is analyzed as it changes into a means of social critique, when seen through the framework of political ecology. The second part the text argues

The quantitative methods, by Brazilian social scientists: interviews with Nelson do Valle Silva and Jerônimo Muniz

of new tools and approaches to the application of Quantitative Methodology in social and political studies. In order to reflect on these issues from theoretical and empirical experience, we interviewed ... : Cambridge University Press, 1994. [ Links ] ZALLER, John; FELDMAN, Stanley. A simple theory of survey response: answering questions versus revealing preferences. American Journal of Political Science, v

Citizenship in (sub) urban spaces: the Theater of the Oppressed in the Alto da Cova da Moura and in the Vale da Amoreira

social and political intervention through theatre, that some of the nefarious effects of contemporary urbanization are fought, and the frontiers separating these urban spaces from their surroundings are ... .) Designing cities: critical readings in urban design, p. 23-27. Oxford (UK): Blackwell, 2003. [ Links ] COHEN-CRUZ, Jan. Redefining the private: from personal storytelling to political act. In: COHEN-CRUZ

Internationalization and judicial ativism: political and legal causes in the 90

cases of promotion of causes in the decade of 90 and 2000. These two dimensions allow to advance the hypothesis of that the political redemocratization and the constitution of international nets of ... Series in Law and Society).        [ Links ] DEZALAY, Y.; GARTH, B. Constructing law out of power: investing in human rights as an alternative political strategy. In: SARAT, A.; SCHINGOLD, S. (Eds.) Cause

Internationalization and judicial ativism: political and legal causes in the 90

cases of promotion of causes in the decade of 90 and 2000. These two dimensions allow to advance the hypothesis of that the political redemocratization and the constitution of international nets of ... Series in Law and Society).        [ Links ] DEZALAY, Y.; GARTH, B. Constructing law out of power: investing in human rights as an alternative political strategy. In: SARAT, A.; SCHINGOLD, S. (Eds.) Cause

Internationalization and judicial ativism: political and legal causes in the 90

cases of promotion of causes in the decade of 90 and 2000. These two dimensions allow to advance the hypothesis of that the political redemocratization and the constitution of international nets of ... Series in Law and Society).        [ Links ] DEZALAY, Y.; GARTH, B. Constructing law out of power: investing in human rights as an alternative political strategy. In: SARAT, A.; SCHINGOLD, S. (Eds.) Cause

Reconversion and political conservativeness in Brazil: the boundaries of change

Drawing on comparative historical perspective, the article examines the recent political changes in the party system and Brazilian democracy. On the one hand, the paper explains historical ... 1945 and 1964. The second section focuses on political parties and democracy development during the last decades to identify the limits of the recent political changes. Key-words: democracy