Situationism

Situationism

Situationism may refer to:

* The ideas of Situationist International, an international political and artistic movement of the 1960s
* Situationism (psychology), which holds that personality is more influenced by external factors than by internal traits or motivations
*In Situational ethics, the idea in ethics that the morality of an act is a function of the state of the system when it occurs


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  • Situationism (psychology) — Situationism in psychology refers to an approach to personality that holds that people are more influenced by external, situational factors than by internal traits or motivations. It therefore challenges the position of trait theorists, such as… …   Wikipedia

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  • situationism — noun 1》 the theory that human behaviour is determined by surrounding circumstances rather than by personal qualities. 2》 a revolutionary political theory which regards modern industrial society as being inevitably oppressive and exploitative.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • situationism — sit·u·a·tion·ism …   English syllables

  • situationism —    by Paul A. Taylor   A term that is used to describe the thought of the Situationist International: a loose grouping of radical artists, activists and theorists. Active in the heady days of 1960s Paris they were led by Guy Debord (1932 94) and… …   The Baudrillard dictionary

  • situationism — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwāshəˌnizəm noun ( s) : a theory viewing human personality as a function of response to situations …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Situationist International — The Situationist International (SI) was a small group of international political and artistic agitators with roots in Marxism, Lettrism and the early 20th century European artistic and political avant gardes. Formed in 1957, the SI was active in… …   Wikipedia

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