The Sociology of Belief (Routledge Revivals)
Fallacy and Foundation
1st Edition
Published on 25. September 2013
Book
Hardback
138 pages
978-0-415-73744-9 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1980, this book presents a study of knowledge and the patterns of social and scientific thought. Keith Dixon argues that traditional and contemporary formulations of the sociology of knowledge involve a series of fallacies, and the claim to reduce knowledge to ideology devalues the role of reasoned inquiry. Chapters discuss such areas as the theories of Marx and Mannheim, the sociology of science and of religious belief. With a detailed conclusion analysing the foundations and limits of the sociology of knowledge, this reissue will provide an interesting and useful analysis for students of Sociology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-73744-9 (9780415737449)
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Person
Keith Dixon
Content
Introduction; Part I: Reductionism and dual residentialism: Marx and Mannheim 1. Marxism: 'science' or critique? 2. Dispensing with dialectic; Part II: The reaction to reductionism and the fallacies of negative re-endorsement and cognitive realism 1. The reaction to reductionism 2. The fallacy of negative re-endorsement 3. Cultural and cognitive relativism and the concept of rationality; The sociology of science 1. Cognitive realism and the sociology of science 2. The curious case of Immanuel Velikovsky 3. Knowledge and the empirical basis of science; Part IV: Ethics and religion: claims to autonomy 1. Moral discourse and moral practice 2. Religious belief - the crucial case; Part V: Conclusion: the foundation and limits of the sociology of knowledge; Notes; Index