Maffesoli and the optimism of the present

A negative humor seems to mark the analyzes of contemporary thinkers. We can cite at random Debord and Baudrillard. Even the most optimistic thinkers do not escape: in these cases, a positive diagnosis of our (next) future coexists with a negative apprehension of our present. It is from this situati...

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Autor: Gonçalves, Márcio Souza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Revista FAMECOS: Mídia cultura e tecnologia
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/5396
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistafamecos/article/view/5396
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Palabra clave:Michel Maffesoli
theories of communication
optimism
Teorias da comunicação
Otimismo
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Sumario:A negative humor seems to mark the analyzes of contemporary thinkers. We can cite at random Debord and Baudrillard. Even the most optimistic thinkers do not escape: in these cases, a positive diagnosis of our (next) future coexists with a negative apprehension of our present. It is from this situation that Maffesoli gains its value, because there is in his thinking a base affectivity of markedly positive, cheerful, affirmative tone.