Marxism and Structuralism
- I thought that Marxism and Structuralism were similar or coexisted (blu3mo).
- I thought that structuralism was similar to historical materialism (blu3mo).
- Like the flow of history being determined by structure.
- However, according to Claude Lévi-Strauss, they are apparently different.
- Structuralism denies the view that history evolves from primitive forms to complex and functional forms in a one-way direction.
- But I was also thinking that “society” changes according to the structure that encompasses society (blu3mo).
- Structuralism denies the view that history evolves from primitive forms to complex and functional forms in a one-way direction.
- But there is also something called structuralist Marxism.
- Well, there are various things after all.
- I thought that structuralism was similar to historical materialism (blu3mo).
Comparative Methodology
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Structuralism is based on Comparative Methodology.
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“Structuralism is a thought of relativization that was born from within Western modernity and devours Western modernity.”
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It says in the first chapter that if you read this book, you will understand what “structure” is.
- So, I’ll write down my understanding (or rather, my prediction) before reading it (blu3mo).
- (Based on bits and pieces of information I’ve heard + my own thoughts)
- Each society or community has its own “structure” in which humans belong.
- It’s like the mechanism when considering society as a system.
- (What does that mean? I realized that I don’t really understand what “mechanism” means when I try to put it into words (blu3mo).)
- So, I’ll write down my understanding (or rather, my prediction) before reading it (blu3mo).