An Introduction to Egalitarian Thought and Dynamics

IF 1 3区社会学 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY

Social Analysis Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.3167/sa.2022.660301

Knut M. Rio, B. Kapferer, Bjørn Enge Bertelsen

引用次数: 1

Abstract

In this introduction we approach egalitarianism as an upsetting force that in various ways has shaped much of modern, especially Western, human history. We outline philosophical trajectories from the Enlightenment onward; consider the historical realization of an agency of ‘the people’ for the articulation of state, society, and politics; and highlight some issues that arise when the claims to freedom and equality clash against established institutions and values. Stressing the dynamic intertwining of the egalitarian with the hierarchical, we portray egalitarian life forms as modes of relationality that negate, subvert, or take advantage of open potentials in existing systems. Egalitarian life strives toward reconfiguring social orders through rupturing moments of effervescence and liminality while attempting to redefine central categories of life.

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平等主义思想与动力导论

在这篇引言中，我们将平等主义视为一种令人不安的力量，它以各种方式塑造了现代，尤其是西方的人类历史。我们概述了启蒙运动以来的哲学轨迹;考虑到“人民”机构在国家、社会和政治的表达中的历史实现;并强调当自由和平等的要求与既定制度和价值观发生冲突时出现的一些问题。强调平等主义与等级制度的动态交织，我们将平等主义的生活形式描绘为否定、颠覆或利用现有系统中开放潜力的关系模式。在试图重新定义生活的中心范畴的同时，平等主义生活试图通过打破泡沫和限制的时刻来重新配置社会秩序。

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来源期刊

Social Analysis ANTHROPOLOGY-

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

7.10%

发文量

审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： Social Analysis is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to exploring the analytical potentials of anthropological research. It encourages contributions grounded in original empirical research that critically probe established paradigms of social and cultural analysis. The journal expresses the best that anthropology has to offer by exploring in original ways the relationship between ethnographic materials and theoretical insight. By forging creative and critical engagements with cultural, political, and social processes, it also opens new avenues of communication between anthropology and the humanities as well as other social sciences. The journal publishes four issues per year, including regular Special Issues on particular themes. The Editors welcome individual articles that focus on diverse topics and regions, reflect varied theoretical approaches and methods, and aim to appeal widely within anthropology and beyond. Proposals for Special Issues are selected by the Editorial Board through an annual competitive call.