Arendt Contra Sociology re-assesses the relationship between Hannah Arendt's work and the theoretical foundations of sociology, bringing her insights to bear on key themes within contemporary theoretical sociology. Departing from the view of Arendt as a political theorist who sought to rescue politics from society, and political theory from the social sciences, this book re-examines her distinctions between labor, fabrication and action as a theory of the fundamental ontology of human societies, revisiting her criticism of the tendency of many sociological paradigms to conflate the activity of fabrication with that of action.…mehr
Arendt Contra Sociology re-assesses the relationship between Hannah Arendt's work and the theoretical foundations of sociology, bringing her insights to bear on key themes within contemporary theoretical sociology. Departing from the view of Arendt as a political theorist who sought to rescue politics from society, and political theory from the social sciences, this book re-examines her distinctions between labor, fabrication and action as a theory of the fundamental ontology of human societies, revisiting her criticism of the tendency of many sociological paradigms to conflate the activity of fabrication with that of action.
Philip Walsh is Associate Professor of Sociology at York University, Canada. He is the author of Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory and co-editor of Retaking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in an Age of Globalization.
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Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1 Society and its Science Chapter 2 Society Chapter 3 Sociology Part 2 Re-thinking Sociological Theory Chapter 4 Reflexivity Chapter 5 Power Chapter 6 Knowledge Chapter 7 Consumption Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Good Society and the Future of Sociology
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1 Society and its Science Chapter 2 Society Chapter 3 Sociology Part 2 Re-thinking Sociological Theory Chapter 4 Reflexivity Chapter 5 Power Chapter 6 Knowledge Chapter 7 Consumption Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Good Society and the Future of Sociology
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