sobredeterminan
English translation: to overdetermine
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|  Selected response from: David Meléndez Tormen Chile | ||||||
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| na | overdetermine |
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| na | predetermine |
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| na | dictates the nature of |
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overdetermine Explanation: Hello, I think there's a rather direct equivalent in English. Here's the definition from the Marxist theory and an example. Are you translating one of those "cultural criticism" Chilean authors? Oh my God... :-))) Their jargon is hard even in Spanish... Good luck!! DAvid "Overdetermine This term expresses the notion within modern Marxism that even the most important element of the social structure not only determines other elements but is also affected by them. It was originally used by L. Althusser to indicate that what he and other Marxists saw as the basic contradiction in society, between capital and labour, could be modified (overdetermined) by other contradictions, for example that between urban and rural. The concept therefore forms part of his objection to economic determinism in Marxism. The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology, © Nicholas Abercrombie, Stephen Hill and Bryan S. Turner 1994" (http://www.xrefer.com/entry/105363) "This faith comes in many guises but according to Craycraft, Bloom outlines three common features, "all of which signify departures from historic Christianity", and all of which "overdetermine: our national life": 1) revival of the ancient philosophy of Gnosticism; 2) individualism and radical personal autonomy; 3) non-sacramental salvation, unmediated by the church. " (http://www.citizenmg.com/craycraft.html) |
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predetermine Explanation: it seems to work with the context of the text in question Reference: http://www.babylon.com |
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dictates the nature of Explanation: the knowledge... Or: conditions the knowledge. Just a couple of suggestions. In one word, though, there exists a parallel etymology for this term in physics - superdetermine. |
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