Dreams in exile : rediscovering science and ethics in nineteenth-century social theory / George E. McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, George E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--History.

Sociology.

Sociology--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the influence of Aristotle and Kant on the nineteenth-century social theory of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber.

Contents:

Introduction: conversing with traditions : ancients and moderns in nineteenth-century practical science

Aristotle on the constitution of social justice and classical democracy

Aristotle and classical social theory : social justice and moral economy in Marx, Weber, and Durkheim

Kant on the critique of reason and science

Kant and classical social theory : epistemology, logic, and methods in Marx, Weber, and Durkheim

Conclusion: dreams of classical reason : historical science between existentialism and antiquity.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-359) and index.

ISBN:

9781438425979

143842597X

9781441608727

1441608729

OCLC:

320967005