Philip Selznick : ideals in the world / Martin Krygier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krygier, Martin.

Series:

Jurists-- profiles in legal theory.

Jurists-- profiles in legal theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Selznick, Philip, 1919-2010.

Selznick, Philip.

Organizational sociology.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Sociological jurisprudence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford Law Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Philip Selznick's wide-ranging writings engaged with fundamental questions concerning society, politics, institutions, law, and morals. Never confined by a single discipline or approach, he proved himself a major figure across a range of fields including sociology, organizations and institutions, leadership, political science, sociology of law, political theory, and social philosophy. This volume, the first book-length treatment of Selznick's ideas, discusses Selznick's various intellectual contributions.Reading across Selznick's work, one appreciates the coherence of his fundamen

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: First Thoughts; 1. The ""Tragedy of Organization""; 2. The Ideal and the Real; Part II: Organizations and Institutions; 3. Organizations and Ideals; 4. Institutional Leadership; 5. Pathos and Politics; Part III: Law; 6. Jurisprudential Sociology; 7. The Rule of Law: Expansion; 8. The Rule of Law: Transformation; 9. Values, Conflict, Development; Part IV: Social Philosophy; 10. Morality and Modernity; 11. Communitarian Liberalism; Conclusion: Missing What Matters; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804783743

0804783748

OCLC:

793193176