Unravelling the knots
Post-structuralism and other 'post-isms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6293136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iain Mackenzie (0000-0003-0540-5288, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 331-345 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ideologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9317 • E-ISSN: 1469-9613 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569310120083035 |
| OpenAlex | W2061719965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
Beginning with the assumption that there is confusion over what is meant by post-structuralism, and that this confusion is fostered by critics and supporters alike, I argue for an exclusive but not deadening definition of this apparently nebulous term. Using as my benchmark the minimum definition that post-structuralism is an attempt to go beyond the limitations of structuralism without regress to humanism I aim to specify this further by investigating competing accounts of three terms key to the literature surrounding 'post-isms': structure, difference, and criticism. Three conceptions of structure (linguistic, discursive, virtual), four conceptions of difference (dialectical, anti-dialectical, aporetical and empiricist), and three approaches to criticism (normative reconstruction and deconstruction, and ontological construction) are delineated with a view to producing a grid of analysis that will generate the exclusive definition required. It is argued that if post-structuralism is to escape structuralism without regress to humanism then it must deploy a virtual conception of structure, an empirical conception of difference and a constructivist approach to criticism. It is not the purpose of this paper to define the other possible points on the grid
Criticism · Deconstruction (building · Dialectic · Epistemology · Humanism · Literature · Normative · Sociology · Structuralism (philosophy of science · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2020 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |