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A 16 page paper that discusses some of Marx’s theories and some of Castoriadis’ theories, comparing them. The essay discusses Castoriadis’ ideas about autonomy and imaginarian societies. Their major social theories are reported. Bibliography lists 15 source.
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individual autonomy and societal autonomy. He brought into the language a new emphasis on imagination through his discussions on imaginarian institutions. He chided philosophers for ignoring imagination and fantasy leaving
these topics to psychologists. Castoriadis began as a Marxist. He supported many of Marxs ideas and theories. Eventually, he broke from that support to follow his own paths of
thought through activities such as the project for autonomy. While Marx is considered a classical/modern philosopher, Castoriadis would be considered a post-modern philosopher. Marx did not look to the
ancients for his ideas but Castoriadis looked to the ancients plus Marx to build his theories. This essay explains some of Castoriadis theories and how he differed from Marx.
Classical Social Theorists Emergence to Modern Social Theory The foundations for classical modern social theory occurred between 1750 and 1920. Massive social changes took place during those centuries. There were
three primary geographic regions for these changes: England, France, and Germany. The French Revolution in 1789 dramatically changed the society, politics, and history (Morrison 2006, p. 1). The economic and
political consequences of the Revolution brought the feudal society to its knees. Morrison (2006, p. 1) explained that the French Revolution brought about the reality of individual rights and
freedoms, which, in effect "shook individuals in their political and social foundations." It ended the feudal system, and it dramatically changed philosophy. The social and political changes changed the societys
philosophical framework. This would then lead to a division in philosophy that followed two different paths for development. First, it had to leave the practice of looking inward and instead
look outward in order to have direct contact with reality and true history (Morrison 2006, p. 1). Secondly, all of the philosophical concepts that focused on abstraction and that had
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