Social imaginaries : critical interventions / Critical interventions edited by Suzi Adams and Jeremy C.A. Smith. - xxxv, 190 pages ; 24 cm. - Social imaginaries . - Social imaginaries. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / The social imaginaries field: overview and introduction / Clarifying social imaginaries: Castoriadis, Ricoeur and Taylor in discussion / Rethinking the history of the productive imagination in relation to common sense / History, civilisations, imaginaries / Political and constitutional imaginaries / The political imaginary of European hypermodernity: Marcel Gauchet and contemporary neo-liberal democracy / George H. Taylor -- Suzi Adams and Jeremy C.A. Smith -- Suzi Adams -- John W.M. Krummel -- Jeremy C.A. Smith -- Paul Blokker -- Natalie J Doyle.

"Offering a field-defining survey of the topic, this is the first book to engage all the key figures in the social imaginaries field. It offers new perspectives on the productive tension between social imaginaries and the creative imagination, providing the first programmatic approach to the field as a whole."--Publisher's website.

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Political science--Philosophy.
Culture--Philosophy.
Creative ability--Philosophy
Civilization, Modern--Philosophy.

JA71 / .S63 2019

320.01