A place (lieu) is the order (of whatever kind) in accord with which elements are distributed in relationships of coexistence. It thus excludes the possibility of two thing being in the same location (place). The law of the 'proper' rules… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
“Far from being writers—founders of their own place, heirs of the peasants of earlier ages now working on the soil of language, diggers of… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
Everyday life invents itself by poaching in countless ways on the property of others. — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
The sick man is taken away by the institution that takes charge not of the individual, but of his illness, an isolated object transformed… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
“His [the pedestrian's] elevation transfigures him into a voyeur. It puts his at a distance. It transforms the bewitching world by which one was… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
First, if it is true that a spatial order organizes an ensemble of possibilities (e.g., by a place in which one can move) and… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
A place (lieu) is the order (of whatever kind) in accord with which elements are distributed in relationships of coexistence. It thus excludes the… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
When he grew old, Aristotle, who is not generally considered a tightrope dancer, liked to lose himself in the most labyrinthine and subtle of… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
“Their story begins on ground level, with footsteps. They are myriad, but do not compose a series. They cannot be counted because each unit… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
“Finally, the functionalist organization, by privileging progress (i.e. time), causes the condition of its own possibility--space itself--to be forgotten: space thus becomes the blind… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
One is a socialist because one used to be one, no longer going to demonstrations, attending meetings, sending in one's dues, in short, without… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
![“His [the pedestrian's] elevation transfigures him into a voyeur. It puts his at a distance. It transforms the bewitching world by which one was 'possessed' into a text that lies before one's eyes. It allows one to read it, to be a solar Eye, looking down like a god. The exaltation of a scopic and…” quote by Michel de Certeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e6f/michel-de-certeau-15812_92_his-the-pedestrian-s-elevation-transfigu_256393.jpg)
![“When he grew old, Aristotle, who is not generally considered a tightrope dancer, liked to lose himself in the most labyrinthine and subtle of discourses […]. ‘The more solitary and isolated I become, the more I come to like stories,’ he said.” quote by Michel de Certeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/11a/michel-de-certeau-15812_aristotle_when-he-grew-old-aristotle-who-is-not-ge_702039.jpg)
