THEORY PRODUCTION OF SPACE BY HENRI LEFEBVRE: TOWARD A THREE - DIMENTIONAL DIALETIC

Authors

  • Christian Schmid Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas. Departamento de Geografia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-0892.geousp.2012.74284

Keywords:

Production of space, Theory, Henri Lefebvre, Three-dimensional dialectic, Phenomenology.

Abstract

This article examines Henri Lefebvre’s theory of production of space in order to explain its fundaments, and thus contribute to overcome the misunderstandings frequently occurred in the appropriation and interpretation of his work. Schmid analyzes and reconstructs the theory of Lefebvre, identifying the elements that constitute its basic structure as well as the fundaments of its epistemology. For him, it is necessary to consider three crucial aspects hitherto neglected to understand Lefebvre’s theory: (1) his triadic dialectic version, developed on the basis of Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche; (2) his theory of language based on Nietzsche; and (3) the influence of French phenomenology in his thinking.

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Author Biography

  • Christian Schmid, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas. Departamento de Geografia

    Professora do Departamento de Geografia da Universidade de São Paulo. Mestre e Doutora em Geografia Humana pela Universidade de São Paulo e especialista em Desenvolvimento Rural pela Universidade de Paris.

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2012-12-30

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2012)

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SCHMID, Christian. THEORY PRODUCTION OF SPACE BY HENRI LEFEBVRE: TOWARD A THREE - DIMENTIONAL DIALETIC. GEOUSP Espaço e Tempo (Online), São Paulo, Brasil, v. 16, n. 3, p. 89–109, 2012. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2179-0892.geousp.2012.74284. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/geousp/article/view/74284.. Acesso em: 14 mar. 2025.