«The creative turn» in European social theory

  • Iryna Ja. Matsevich-Dukhan Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-2371
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2021-2-40-49

Abstract

The article reveals specific features of contemporary European social theory within its turn to the nature of creative practices. Different socio-philosophical methods of their cognition are demonstrated. The explication of the character of European social theory as a whole outlines the increasing interest in the formation of a theory of creative society which critically grounds the set of political programmes «Creative Europe». The author defines the concept of the creative turn within a comparative analysis of those theories of contemporary society which explore the peculiarity of social reality constituting on the basis of creative economy. Its practices become a special subject matter of social theory revealing societal limitations of their fulfillment.

Author Biography

Iryna Ja. Matsevich-Dukhan, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

PhD (philosophy), docent; postdoctoral researcher

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Published
2021-07-02
Keywords: social theory, European social theory, creative practices, social practices, creative turn, practical turn, creative society, theory of creative society
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Matsevich-Dukhan, I. J. (2021). «The creative turn» in European social theory. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 2, 40-49. https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2021-2-40-49
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