Bibliograph

The development of Durkheim's social realism, Robert Alun Jones

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Label

The development of Durkheim's social realism, Robert Alun Jones

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The development of Durkheim's social realism

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

559715268

Responsibility statement

Robert Alun Jones

Series statement

Ideas in context, 55Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

Drawing on the kind of historicist perspective encouraged by Quentin Skinner and Richard Rorty, this book explores the development of Durkheim's social realism. Durkheim argued that social facts should be studied as real, concrete things but Professor Jones argues that his social realism was less a sociological method than a way of speaking and thinking about social phenomena through which Durkheim hoped to secure the allegiance of French citizens to the Third Republic. Professor Jones's book, based on many years' research in this area, takes advantage for the first time of newly discovered lecture notes from Durkheim's philosophy class of 1883–4 and explores the significance of German social science in Durkheim's thought. The Development of Durkheim's Social Realism will be of immense value to graduate students and scholars in sociology, social theory, social and political philosophy and history of ideas.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The reform that contained all other reforms -- The subtlety of things -- The perfection of personality -- A l'e;cole des choses -- The yoke of necessity

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