The present paper aims at reconstructing Jurij Lotman’s notion of power within his theory of the ‘semiosphere’. Lotman, founder of modern culturology, is most widely known for his contribution to literary theory; in the last decade, though, he is often quoted in works on political and social science. In an attempt to justify the presence of Lotman in those disciplines, we will try to isolate the most political aspects of his theory, which according to his critics is completely lacking in this regard. The task will be pursued through the reconstruction of the notion of ‘power’, a pragmatic and political concept, as it emerges from strictly semiotic categories such as ‘dominant’, ‘self-description’ and ‘dialogue’
L'articolo si propone di ricostruire la concezione del potere contenuta nella teoria della semiosfera di Jurij M. Lotman. Conosciuto soprattutto per i suoi studi di letteratura e per i suoi lavori di semiotica strutturale, il pensiero di Lotman ultimamente trova sempre più spazio in lavori di tema politico, quali studi culturali o scienze politiche. Nell'articolo si ricostruirà la nozione di potere implicita negli scritti di Lotman, mostrando come essa emerge da categorie strettamente semiotiche come "dominante", "autodescrizione" e "dialogo.
Il concetto di potere nel pensiero di Ju. M. Lotman / Restaneo, Pietro. - In: STUDI FILOSOFICI. - ISSN 1124-1047. - STAMPA. - XXXVI:(2015), pp. 209-234.
Il concetto di potere nel pensiero di Ju. M. Lotman
RESTANEO, PIETRO
2015
Abstract
The present paper aims at reconstructing Jurij Lotman’s notion of power within his theory of the ‘semiosphere’. Lotman, founder of modern culturology, is most widely known for his contribution to literary theory; in the last decade, though, he is often quoted in works on political and social science. In an attempt to justify the presence of Lotman in those disciplines, we will try to isolate the most political aspects of his theory, which according to his critics is completely lacking in this regard. The task will be pursued through the reconstruction of the notion of ‘power’, a pragmatic and political concept, as it emerges from strictly semiotic categories such as ‘dominant’, ‘self-description’ and ‘dialogue’I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.