The History and Philosophy of Social Scienceee
... neglected as well, most conspicuously perhaps the history of socialism. In outlining this book I had originally planned to devote a chapter to a survey of the political, sociological, and economic theories of socialism, and the critiques of them, but have had to abandon this upon realization that it ...
... neglected as well, most conspicuously perhaps the history of socialism. In outlining this book I had originally planned to devote a chapter to a survey of the political, sociological, and economic theories of socialism, and the critiques of them, but have had to abandon this upon realization that it ...
History and Theory in Anthropology
... impossible to engage in ethnography without some idea of what is important and what is not. Students often ask what anthropological theory is for; they could as easily ask what ethnography is for! Ideally, ethnography serves to enhance our understanding of culture in the abstract and deWne the essen ...
... impossible to engage in ethnography without some idea of what is important and what is not. Students often ask what anthropological theory is for; they could as easily ask what ethnography is for! Ideally, ethnography serves to enhance our understanding of culture in the abstract and deWne the essen ...
Neglected Affinities: Max Weber and Georg Simmel
... In particular,further re-examinationof Simmel's social theory would have to confront Simmel's relationshipto Max Weber, whose work has tended to completely overshadow Simmel's, despite the fact that Weberprobablyowed much to Simmel.This would have to avoid the trap of evaluatingSimmel merely as a pr ...
... In particular,further re-examinationof Simmel's social theory would have to confront Simmel's relationshipto Max Weber, whose work has tended to completely overshadow Simmel's, despite the fact that Weberprobablyowed much to Simmel.This would have to avoid the trap of evaluatingSimmel merely as a pr ...
Three Political Philosophers Debate Social Science
... towards mechanistic and pseudo-scientific forms of explanation. An introduction gives readers the necessary background context for understanding the importance of these controversies. The contributions of Strauss, MacIntyre, and Taylor are to be understood in light of an intellectual, cultural, and ...
... towards mechanistic and pseudo-scientific forms of explanation. An introduction gives readers the necessary background context for understanding the importance of these controversies. The contributions of Strauss, MacIntyre, and Taylor are to be understood in light of an intellectual, cultural, and ...
Marx, Marginalism and Modern Sociology
... social theory more seriously than did the ‘radical’ social thought of the 1970s. The main aim of the book was to develop a Marxist critique of liberal social theory, which could identify both the scientific strengths and the ideological limitations of such theories. The book was well-received, but c ...
... social theory more seriously than did the ‘radical’ social thought of the 1970s. The main aim of the book was to develop a Marxist critique of liberal social theory, which could identify both the scientific strengths and the ideological limitations of such theories. The book was well-received, but c ...
anthropology, mathematics, kinship
... with difficulty, as is adequate interpretation. Still, it is not the case that anything goes, that patterns are absent from human behavior, and that all anthropologists can or should do is describe and interpret the fragments of another’s cultural world they are privileged to witness. If the focus r ...
... with difficulty, as is adequate interpretation. Still, it is not the case that anything goes, that patterns are absent from human behavior, and that all anthropologists can or should do is describe and interpret the fragments of another’s cultural world they are privileged to witness. If the focus r ...
Depletion and Social Reproduction
... social relations – while discrete, it is relational, while being depleted on an individual basis, it does so within social frameworks that position it in relations to other bodies. These relations are historically specific and contested and as such these influence the ways in which bodies are viewed ...
... social relations – while discrete, it is relational, while being depleted on an individual basis, it does so within social frameworks that position it in relations to other bodies. These relations are historically specific and contested and as such these influence the ways in which bodies are viewed ...
The Natural Law Foundations of Modern Social Theory
... by different means, to some key themes of the tradition of natural law: How do individual and social factors come to define our shared humanity? Where does morality come from and what makes it binding? Is there a way to rationally criticise different forms of socio-political arrangement? Are we the ...
... by different means, to some key themes of the tradition of natural law: How do individual and social factors come to define our shared humanity? Where does morality come from and what makes it binding? Is there a way to rationally criticise different forms of socio-political arrangement? Are we the ...
The Ancient Greek City-State
... a koilloilia 01" citizens whose practices and norms are arranged in respect to the beliefs and powers of the dominant sub-society (i.e. politeia/politeuma)." Turning from general to specific, "the polis of Athens is a koinonia of Athenian citizens; because the demos is the authoritative element in t ...
... a koilloilia 01" citizens whose practices and norms are arranged in respect to the beliefs and powers of the dominant sub-society (i.e. politeia/politeuma)." Turning from general to specific, "the polis of Athens is a koinonia of Athenian citizens; because the demos is the authoritative element in t ...