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Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Political theory | | Spanish term or phrase: crítica propositiva | I get some hits for "purposive critique" and I suspect it's a specific term in leftist political thought (originating with Habermas?) denoting criticism of society that implies an agenda for change.
"Purposive critique" sounds clunky and ugly to me, but then so does a lot of the language of political theory.
Is it the correct term? Any other suggestions? What insights can you offer?
All contributions welcome.
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Desde una crítica propositiva, la necesidad de transitar de la idea de “bienes comunes” hacia una convivencia global basada en el Bien Común de la Humanidad, es un imperativo civilizatorio que supone imaginar fundamentos nuevos de vida colectiva.
It's an academic article, of course. |
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| | English translation:[from the] purposive standpoint OR: [from the] standpoint of purposive theory | Explanation:
Since purposive theory is a very specific concept, I strongly feel that you should keep the word, but you can ditch 'critique'.
See explanation of purposive theory, which fits your context perfectly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purposive_theory
Purposive theory (or the teleological approach) is a theory of statutory interpretation that holds that common law courts should interpret legislation in light of the purpose behind the legislation. Purposive theory stands in contrast to textualism or statutory derogation, two other prominent common law interpretation theories.
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Hi David! I agree that 'theory"may be too restrictive. I 'personallly don't have a problem with 'purposive' - what I do have a problem with is 'purposeful'; it has an entirely different meaning. |
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Local time: 19:28
| Grading comment Yes, "from the purposive standpoint" did the trick. Thanks, Muriel, thanks all.
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Jean McNiff - Action research for cultural renewal
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Similarly, and in relation to my own engagement with the scholarly literature, I have come to see the futility of launching a solely propositional critique, as Butler ...
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Abordagem propositiva > Propositional Approach - ProZ.com
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12 Mar 2010 – Portuguese term or phrase: Abordagem propositiva. English translation: Propositional Approach. Entered by: tfaulkner ...
capacidad propositiva > propositional (thought/knowledge) capacity
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18 Feb 2005 – (KudoZ) Spanish to English translation of capacidad propositiva!: propositional (thought/knowledge) capacity [Education / Pedagogy (Social ...
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propositivo - Wiktionary
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/propositivo
Jump to: navigation, search. [edit] Italian. [edit] Adjective. propositivo m. (f. propositiva, m plural propositivi, f plural propositive). propositional. [edit] Related terms ...
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propositivo > assertive or proactive
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30 May 2003 – La palabra propositivo como tal, no aparece en el diccionario que yo tengo y nunca la escuché. se puede interpretar como una palabra ...
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(discusión abierta y) propositiva > open and proactive discussion
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8 Sep 2008 – Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this ... la participación, la discusión abierta y propositiva y que producto de ...
capacidad propositiva > propositional (thought/knowledge) capacity
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what about "proactive"?
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Mary Varney Rorty
www.stanford.edu/~mvr2j/habermas.html
But the issues there, as in the United States, are currently under debate, and Habermas wishes to contribute to that debate, considering proactively issues that ...
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Civil society and political theory - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=0262531216...Jean L. Cohen, Andrew Arato, Jean L. Cohen - 1994 - Philosophy - 771 pages
Habermas, The Theory of Communicative Action, vol. 2, 395. 59. Ibid., 396. 60. Thus, he rediscovers Tilly's "reactive" and "proactive" types of collective action.
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 [from the] purposive standpoint OR: [from the] standpoint of purposive theory
Explanation:
Since purposive theory is a very specific concept, I strongly feel that you should keep the word, but you can ditch 'critique'.
See explanation of purposive theory, which fits your context perfectly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purposive_theory
Purposive theory (or the teleological approach) is a theory of statutory interpretation that holds that common law courts should interpret legislation in light of the purpose behind the legislation. Purposive theory stands in contrast to textualism or statutory derogation, two other prominent common law interpretation theories.
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Hi David! I agree that 'theory"may be too restrictive. I 'personallly don't have a problem with 'purposive' - what I do have a problem with is 'purposeful'; it has an entirely different meaning.
| Muriel Vasconcellos
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Local time: 19:28
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| | Grading comment | Yes, "from the purposive standpoint" did the trick. Thanks, Muriel, thanks all. |
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Asker: Hi Muriel, yes I like it, "from the purposive standpoint" fits the context really well. But the term "purposive theory" does seem to relate pretty strictly to legal interpretation, and this essay is not really about the law at all. Might "teleological" fit more general political theory better than ""purposive"? What do you think?
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