Structuralism
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A good fit for
- Students in philosophy, anthropology, sociology, or literary theory who need a systematic understanding of the structuralist current
- Humanities and social science researchers seeking to strengthen their background in structuralism's interdisciplinary influence
- Advanced readers interested in twentieth-century European intellectual history who are willing to invest time in studying a theoretical work
- Learners preparing course papers or exams who need to sort out the development of structuralism
Not a good fit for
- Casual readers who want a quick overview of structuralism and only read short introductions
- Beginners without a humanities or social science foundation who find theoretical terminology unfamiliar
- Readers who prefer case stories and dislike conceptual surveys or intellectual history narratives
Reading tips
- Read the introduction or preface first to clarify structuralism's central questions and the book's structure, then proceed chapter by chapter
- Prepare a table matching figures to disciplines, recording as you read the connections between key figures such as Lévi-Strauss and various fields
- Slow down when encountering core concepts, and compare them with relevant passages from primary works or class notes
- After finishing the book, revisit the table of contents and restate structuralism's methodological claims in your own words to test your grasp
About the publisher
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press is an academic publisher that gives equal weight to science and technology and the humanities, with titles spanning biography, documentary literature, popular science, cultural studies, artificial intelligence, and social culture. Representative books in the collection range from spaceflight memoirs such as Carrying Fire to the Moon: My Lunar Journey to historical investigations like Evidence: Uncovering 172 Comfort Stations in Shanghai, as well as academic works including Qian Xuesen's Lectures on Physical Mechanics: Collector's Edition, Tang Dynasty Extraterritorial Astronomy, and Eyewitness to the Tokyo Trial. Authors represented include Michael Collins, Qian Xuesen, Su Zhiliang, Wang Meng, and Pai Hsien-yung. The press emphasizes a combination of scientific spirit and humanistic concern, balancing scholarly editions with general reading. Public information is limited, so this profile focuses on the publishing directions reflected in the books held in the collection.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 内容提要
- 高宣扬文集总序
- 2017年新版序
- 1990年版序
- 1987年版序
- 1980年版序
- 第1章 结构主义的孕育过程
- 第一节 结构主义在现代语言学的最初表现
- 第二节 结构主义在现代社会学的最初表现
- 第三节 结构主义在现代心理学的最初形态
- 第四节 现代西方哲学对“结构”的探索
- 第五节 结构主义产生的社会背景
- 第2章 结构主义的基本概念
- 第一节 什么是“结构”？
- 第二节 作为方法的结构主义
- 第三节 模拟
- 第四节 人类心灵的自律性
- 第3章 社会结构分析
- 第一节 亲属的基本结构
- 第二节 语言的基本结构
- 第三节 作为“结构变形”的历史
- 第4章 结构主义的文学艺术观
- 第一节 结构主义关于文艺的总观点
- 第二节 神话的基本结构
- 第三节 散文小说的基本结构
- 第四节 戏剧的基本结构
- 第五节 诗歌的结构分析
- 第5章 结构主义的主要代表人物
- 第一节 列维－斯特劳斯
- 第二节 米歇尔·福柯
- 第三节 罗兰·巴特
- 第四节 让·皮亚杰
- 第五节 路易·阿尔都塞
- 第六节 雅各布森和乔姆斯基
- 第七节 雅克·拉康
- 第6章 列维－斯特劳斯结构主义的最新发展
- 第一节 退休后的不退休学术活动
- 第二节 神话研究的基本架构
- 第三节 神话的意义
- 第四节 神话的结构
- 第五节 神话与音乐
- 第7章 科学时代中的结构主义
- 1992年增订版跋
- 译名索引
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About the author
Gao Xuanqing (b. 1940) is a Chinese-French philosopher, sociologist and art critic, and a Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He holds a master's degree from Peking University and a doctorate in philosophy from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and has served as a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research and as a professor at Paris Nanterre University and Soochow University. His research and writing span the history of Western philosophy, Marxist theory and art theory. His introductory works, including An Introduction to Russell's Philosophy, Existentialism, Structuralism and A Guide to Neo-Marxism, trace the origins and core questions of these intellectual currents, while his other writings address topics such as the innovative potential and prospects of contemporary art and basic issues in the phenomenology of art. His prose emphasizes conceptual analysis and the mapping of intellectual contexts, bridging continental thought and artistic practice.
