Abstract

This article discusses how critical urban theory understands generalisation and particularity by unpacking the process of abstraction. It develops an urban interpretation of dialectics through the philosophy of internal relations to: (i) heuristically examine conceptual and political fissures within contemporary urban studies and (ii) critically recalibrate neo-Marxist planetary urban theorising. Examining the conceptual extension, levels of generality and vantage points of our abstractions can assist in constructively negotiating relations between urban difference and generality. The challenge is not which assertions are true based on a given epistemological position, but which abstractions are appropriate to address specific issues, given the range of politics and possibilities each establishes.

中文翻译：

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再次陷入辩证布鲁斯的城市中：城市理论的抽象性和普遍性

摘要

本文讨论批判性城市理论如何通过拆解抽象过程来理解一般性和特殊性。它通过内部关系的哲学发展了对辩证法的城市解释，以：（i）启发式地研究当代城市研究中的概念和政治裂痕，以及（ii）批判性地重新校准新马克思主义的行星城市理论。研究抽象的概念扩展，普遍性水平和优势点可以帮助建设性地谈判城市差异与普遍性之间的关系。面临的挑战不是基于给定的认识论立场，哪些主张是正确的，而是在给定各种政治和可能性的情况下，哪种抽象适合解决特定问题。