Jessé Souza
A Relapse Into the Interpretation of Universal Modernity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4016734 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edilene Leal (0000-0003-0603-5397), Edilene Maria Carvalho Leal (0000-0001-9377-5777, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 905-936 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociologia & Antropologia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2236-7527 • E-ISSN: 2238-3875 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/2238-38752017v7310 |
| OpenAlex | W2792366082 |
| SCIELO_PID | S2238-38752017000300905 |
| Language | FR |
| References cited | 9 |
The purpose of this paper is to discuss Jessé Souza's interpretation of Brazil. To this end I develop two interrelated arguments. The first, presented in the first part, is the idea that Jessé Souza in Selective modernity uncritically absorbs a certain ambiguity present in Max Weber's theory of modern rationalization: namely, the Weberian idea that, on the one hand, singularities define the process of formation of modern societies, and, on the other, the European model of society would expand to all parts of the world. These orient Jessé Souza's critique of the classical interpretation that Brazilian modernity is atavistic. The second argument is a logical consequence of the first, intending to show that his concept of selective modernity makes the same mistake of assuming an ideal of modernity upon which Brazil, as a historical reality, should model itself
Ambiguity · Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Mistake · Modernity · Political science · Rationalization (economics · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Social and Economic Solidarity · Urban and sociocultural dynamics · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |