The contemporary civilizational crisis from the perspective of critical realism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21159962 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Krzysztof Wielecki (0000-0002-6532-8491, Social-Economic Department, Institute of Sociological Sciences, University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, Warszawa, Poland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-284 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Critical Realism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7430 • E-ISSN: 1572-5138 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14767430.2020.1758424 |
| OpenAlex | W3025256130 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
I begin this article by arguing that it is justified to believe in the real presence of a civilizational crisis in the contemporary world; and that this crisis is a real, emergent phenomenon. In so doing, I attempt to define the notions of ‘civilization’ and ‘crisis’. I also attempt to describe and explain this contemporary civilizational crisis in terms of morphogenetic and morphostatic categories. This attempt is founded upon the theory of social order, and it shows, in a most synthetic way, in a nutshell, key transformation processes that may be observed in the contemporary world. I present these processes in terms of both their social structure and culture; and in terms of their institutional, economic and demographic order. The theoretical basis for this purpose is the idea of critical realism and morphogenesis by Margaret S. Archer and Roy Bhaskar
Aesthetics · Art · Direct and indirect realism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Realism · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |