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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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playing out
1. Does "cities in mind" mean "mental concepts of cities" and "imaginative concepts of cities"?
2. Does "in the playing out of any such revolution" mean "in the formation of any such revolution"?
3. Does "revolution" mean "changes that are made in cities in mind"
Context:
I have observed elsewhere, the situationists’ aims certainly had sociopolitical change in cities in mind, but their preoccupation was with
the complex role of desire in the playing out of any such revolution.
2. Does "in the playing out of any such revolution" mean "in the formation of any such revolution"?
3. Does "revolution" mean "changes that are made in cities in mind"
Context:
I have observed elsewhere, the situationists’ aims certainly had sociopolitical change in cities in mind, but their preoccupation was with
the complex role of desire in the playing out of any such revolution.
Top answer
1. You have mis-parsed the sentence. to have X in mind means to be thinking about X .
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- You have mis-parsed the sentence.
- to have X in mind means to be thinking about X .
- to have sociopolitical change in cities in mind means to be thinking about sociopolitical change in cities..
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1. You have mis-parsed the sentence.
to have X in mind means to be thinking about X.
to have sociopolitical change in cities in mind means to be thinking about sociopolitical change in cities..
2. No. It means in the unfolding of any such revolution.
3. Without more context, I'm not sure what it refers to. It might refer to sociopolitical c
to have X in mind means to be thinking about X.
to have sociopolitical change in cities in mind means to be thinking about sociopolitical change in cities..
2. No. It means in the unfolding of any such revolution.
3. Without more context, I'm not sure what it refers to. It might refer to sociopolitical c
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