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The imaginary in Cornelius Castoriadis and Gilbert Durand

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No. 83 (2025): September
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This paper aims to reveal the fundamental divergences in the approaches of Cornelius Castoriadis and Gilbert Durand, selected as the two theoretical formulations with the greatest current academic resonance, regarding the notion of the imaginary. First, it explores those aspects where both approaches converge without intending to. It then unravels the marked differences between the ontological, epistemological, anthropological, historicist, political, and methodological principles on which these approaches are based, also highlighting the very different intellectual heritages from which they are imbued. Finally, it points out the epistemological consequences arising from this marked divergence, warning of potential deficiencies in research in the humanities and social sciences derived from a loose and indiscriminate use of the notion of the imaginary.

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imaginary , theory , methodology , Castoriadis , Durand
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Riffo-Pavón, I., & Carretero, E. (2025). The imaginary in Cornelius Castoriadis and Gilbert Durand: A radical divergence. Cinta De Moebio. Revista De Epistemología De Ciencias Sociales, (83). Retrieved from https://cintademoebio.uchile.cl/index.php/CDM/article/view/82138
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Cinta de Moebio. Revista de Epistemología de Ciencias Sociales
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Universidad de Chile
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