Editing Structuralism (section)

=== 'Third order' ===
Proponents of structuralism argue that a specific domain of culture may be understood by means of a structure that is modelled on language and is distinct both from the organizations of reality and those of ideas, or the imagination—the "third order."<ref>[[Gilles Deleuze|Deleuze, Gilles]]. [2002] 2004. "How Do We Recognise Structuralism?" Pp. 170–92 in ''Desert Islands and Other Texts 1953-1974'' (''Semiotext(e) Foreign Agents series''), translated by D. Lapoujade, edited by M. Taormina. Los Angeles: [[Semiotext(e)]]. {{ISBN|1-58435-018-0}}. pp. 171–73.</ref> In Lacan's [[Psychoanalysis|psychoanalytic]] theory, for example, the structural order of "[[the Symbolic]]" is distinguished both from "[[the Real]]" and "[[The Imaginary (psychoanalysis)|the Imaginary]];" similarly, in Althusser's [[Structural Marxism|Marxist]] theory, the structural order of the [[capitalist mode of production (Marxist theory)|capitalist mode of production]] is distinct both from the actual, real agents involved in its relations and from the [[Ideology|ideological]] forms in which those relations are understood.