Knowledge and Social Structure (RLE Social Theory)
An Introduction to the Classical Argument in the Sociology of Knowledge
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 2014
176 pages
978-1-317-63498-0 (ISBN)
Description
The primary concern of this study is to present, elucidate and analyse the developments which have characterized the sociology of knowledge, and which have set for it the outlines of its major problematics. Peter Hamilton examines the most distinctive approaches to the determinate relationship between knowledge and social structure. He considers the three main 'pre-paradigms' of the sociology of knowledge based on the work of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, and looks at the contribution of Scheler, Mannheim and phenomenological studies to this complex field. He explores the intellectual context, particularly that of Enlightenment philosophy, in which the problems involved in producing a sociology of knowledge first came to light. In conclusion, the author suggests an inclusive perspective for approaching the difficulties posed in any attempt to describe and explain relations between knowledge and social structure.
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English
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London
United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
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Reflowable
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0,81 MB
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978-1-317-63498-0 (9781317634980)
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Knowledge and Social Structure (RLE Social Theory)
An Introduction to the Classical Argument in the Sociology of Knowledge
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08/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
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Content
Introduction; Chapter 1 Philosophy and the roots of social science: the Enlightenment; Chapter 2 Marxism I: Hegel and Marx; Chapter 3 Marxism II: LukA!cs; Chapter 4 Marxism III; Chapter 5 Max Scheler; Chapter 6 Max Weber; Chapter 7 Durkheim; Chapter 8 Karl Mannheim and the production of a 'relationist' sociology of knowledge; Chapter 9 Phenomenological-sociological approaches to the sociology of knowledge; Chapter 10 Conclusions;
