POSTMODERNITY AND SOCIAL THOUGHT: COMPLEMENTARITY OR ANTAGONISM?

Authors

  • Leonardo Luiz Silveira da Silva Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/RCG228255716

Keywords:

Pós-Modernidade, Geografia, Pensamento Social

Abstract

It is widespread that the assumptions of postmodernity create difficulties for thought and, consequently, social action. This idea is based on the understanding that postmodernity contributes to the deconstruction of the materiality of key concepts that serve social demands, in addition to promoting the questioning of meta-narratives and discourses of modernity. After going through a discussion about materiality and immateriality, the article reflects on the clash between postmodernity and social thought, coming to the conclusion that in certain perspectives antagonism and, in others, complementarity.

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Author Biography

Leonardo Luiz Silveira da Silva, Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas

Graduado em Geografia, especialista em sociologia, mestre em Relações Internacionais e Doutor em Geografia

Published

2021-08-02

How to Cite

SILVA, L. L. S. da. POSTMODERNITY AND SOCIAL THOUGHT: COMPLEMENTARITY OR ANTAGONISM?. Caminhos de Geografia, Uberlândia, v. 22, n. 82, p. 41–52, 2021. DOI: 10.14393/RCG228255716. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/caminhosdegeografia/article/view/55716. Acesso em: 26 nov. 2024.

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