In: Filozofia, vol. 80, no. 5
Anton Vydra 
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Pages: 726 - 739
Language: eng
Keywords:
topoanalysis – cultural images – imaginative sets – metaphors –
cul-de-sac
Article type: Original articles
Document type: journal
About article:
The study deals with the possibilities of using the topoanalytical method applied to cultural images of urban spaces. As a guiding example, the phenomenon of a specific space, such as the cul-de-sac, is highlighted here. The author shows how the metaphor of the cul-de-sac as a description of a dead-end situation developed. It was historically imagined in three modes: as a dark and narrow alley (with an emphasis on the play of light, darkness, groping around and uncertain steps), as a space of wandering and being-lost, and finally as an image of impassability, of stopping and thus of a situation without a way out. Beyond the metaphorical and symbolic use of this image, attitudes to the place of the cul-de-sac in urban infrastructure have also changed: from its elimination in urban planning to its invocation as a positive value.
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ISO 690:
Vydra, A. 2025. Topoanalysis and Cultural Images: The Case of the cul-de-sac. In Filozofia, vol. 80, no.5, pp. 726-739. ISSN 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2025.80.5.9
APA:
Vydra, A. (2025). Topoanalysis and Cultural Images: The Case of the cul-de-sac. Filozofia, 80(5), 726-739. ISSN 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2025.80.5.9
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Publisher: Institute of Philosophy SAS, v. v. i.
Published: 14. 10. 2025
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