I would like to thank Brian Singer for his stimulating and very generous commentary on my piece, as well as the Special Issue on Conceptualising the Political Imaginary as a whole. I have learned a great deal from his work… Read More ›
Brian C.J. Singer
Democracy, Its Contradictions, and the Political Imaginary, Paula Diehl
I would like to thank Social Epistemology for opening the debate on the political imaginary and to Brian Singer (2020) for agreeing to write the commentaries and challenging the contributing authors of the Conceptualizing the Political Imaginary special issue …… Read More ›
Political Imaginaries: A Preliminary Response, Angelos Mouzakitis
The imaginary has recently re-emerged as a central problem in social theory and—in various guises—as a subject of major interest of research conducted in the various sub-branches of the social sciences. It is early days yet to decide if we… Read More ›
Further Remarks on the Imaginary, José Maurício Domingues
Brian Singer’s (2020) commentary on “Conceptualizing the Modern Imaginary” (a special issue of Social Epistemology) invites further reflection on the discussion among the contributors. I welcome this opportunity. Many concerns with which I have great sympathy are raised in the… Read More ›
On “Conceptualizing the Political Imaginary,” Brian C.J. Singer
The problem with the term “imaginary” is that, like the term “social” with which it threatens to become synonymous, it can attach itself to almost everything that crosses its path. Wolfgang Knöbl, in order to counter this tendency, proposes to… Read More ›