[lbo-talk] Naturally organized sociality and symbolically organized sociality Charles Brown charlesb at cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us Thu Jun 5 14:14:56 PDT 2008
Previous message: [lbo-talk] Butler Next message: [lbo-talk] Naturally organized sociality and symbolically organized sociality Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Search LBO-Talk Archives Limit search to: Subject & Body Subject Author Sort by: Date Rank Author Subject Reverse Sort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As sexual instinct is an instinct that shapes a _social_ relationship it is different than some other instincts. Since culture or symbolic systems or social structures or_social_ construction by symbol systems constitute socialities or social relations, the social feature of biological sexuality impinges on that social structure in a way that other instincts like thirst or hunger do not. Thirst and hunger relate body and object. Sex relates body and body, i.e. is social. This why sexual instinct impinges on _social _structure in a way that other instincts do not. It is directly and immediately social. As humans are a uniquely social species, the social , and therefore the cultural (which is essentially social; the symbolic is founded in sociality) has much more pervasive importance in our lives than it does in other species. This is the underlying truth of the cultural anthropology schools like Levi-Straussian structuralism. It is this principle that Butler is correctly championing. Ironically, the exception to this principle in her area of emphasis, sexuality. On sex uniting the natural and the social, see quote from Marx from Econ and Philosophic Manuscripts of 18844 previously posted. Br'er Rabbit This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
