by
Axel Honneth,
Nancy Fraser
(editors)
imbricated
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arranged (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles
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the imbrication of class inequality and status hierarchy in contemporary society
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the imbrication of class inequality and status hierarchy in contemporary society
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Émile Durkheim
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a French sociologist (1858-1917) who formally established the academic discipline and—with Karl Marx and Max Weber—is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science
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critical theory must eschew the Durkheimian assumption of a single, overarching pattern of cultural value
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critical theory must eschew the Durkheimian assumption of a single, overarching pattern of cultural value
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reifying
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make (something abstract) more concrete or real
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deconstructive remedies are in principle dereifying, as they aim to destabilize invidious status distinctions
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deconstructive remedies are in principle dereifying, as they aim to destabilize invidious status distinctions
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teleological
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the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
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recognition theory--insofar as it is now understood as a teleological conception of social justice
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recognition theory--insofar as it is now understood as a teleological conception of social justice
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congeries
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(noun, singular) a disorderly collection; a jumble
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the critic confronts decentered congeries of social movements
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the critic confronts decentered congeries of social movements
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fiat
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(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree
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It will not suffice to totalize culture, obliterate the economic, and negate the distinction by fiat.
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It will not suffice to totalize culture, obliterate the economic, and negate the distinction by fiat.
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