Cornelius Castoriadis : Key Concepts

"Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997) was a Greek-French thinker best known for his work on 'autonomy' and 'human creation'. He was a political activist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, political and social thinker and economist. Recognised as a significant and original thinker of the twentieth century, his work is receiving increased scholarly attention. Notwithstanding the richness of his work, Castoriadis's terminology can prove challenging to understand. Cornelius Castoriadis: Key Concepts is the first book of its kind, providing readers with a road map to the fundamentals of his thought. International specialists in Castoriadis's works introduce and clarify the complexity of his thought through the elucidation of nineteen key concepts that are fundamental to understanding - and grappling with - his ideas. Comprehensive and accessible, the entries have been carefully selected to cover the most central aspects - psychoanalysis, sociology, philosophy, politics - and periods of his thought."--Bloomsbury Publishing. COVER HALFTITLE SERIES TITLE COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS CONTENTS NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS ELUCIDATING CASTORIADIS: EDITOR’S PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER ONE Autonomy CHAPTER TWO Heteronomy CHAPTER THREE Social Imaginary Significations Preliminary bearings Marx and the imagination Castoriadis, Weber and Durkheim Imagination, signification, institution CHAPTER FOUR Creative Imagination CHAPTER FIVE Creation ex nihilo CHAPTER SIX Magma CHAPTER SEVEN Psyche CHAPTER EIGHT Social-Historical CHAPTER NINE Institution CHAPTER TEN Ensemblistic-Identitary Logic (Ensidic Logic) CHAPTER ELEVEN Legein and Teukhein CHAPTER TWELVE Anlehnung (Leaning On) CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Living Being CHAPTER FOURTEEN Paideia CHAPTER FIFTEEN Capitalism CHAPTER SIXTEEN Socialism CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Modernity CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Democracy CHAPTER NINETEEN Tragedy INDEX