Crisis and Criticism / Krise und Kritik
Classics of Sociological Diagnoses of the Times
All the »classic« sociologists of the 19th and 20th century have attempted to understand and explain the great transformation from pre-modern to modern society. In their endeavour, they pursued new theoretical and methodological paths and presented paradigmatic analyses that culminated in spectacular diagnoses of the times.
Their keywords were: democracy (Tocqueville), capitalism (Marx), morality (Durkheim), culture (Simmel) and rationalisation (Weber). Crisis and Criticism...
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All the »classic« sociologists of the 19th and 20th century have attempted to understand and explain the great transformation from pre-modern to modern society. In their endeavour, they pursued new theoretical and methodological paths and presented paradigmatic analyses that culminated in spectacular diagnoses of the times.
Their keywords were: democracy (Tocqueville), capitalism (Marx), morality (Durkheim), culture (Simmel) and rationalisation (Weber). Crisis and Criticism introduces these classic attempts at interpretation in five portraits, integrates them into general reflections on modernity and shows that their problems are still our problems today.
»Written ›sine ira et studio‹ in the best sense it does justice to each of the classics examined.« Bernhard Schulz, Der Tagesspiegel
»Hans-Peter Müller’s book casts a spotlight not only on the history but also on the current state of sociology. ... [The classics] still show what an emancipated study of social life could look like. Those who disregard them miss out on an insight into a daring science ...« Christian Marty, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
»Hans-Peter Müller’s book casts a spotlight not only on the history but also on the current state of sociology. ... [The classics] still show what an emancipated study of social life could look like. Those who disregard them miss out on an insight into a daring science ...« Christian Marty, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
»Written ›sine ira et studio‹ in the best sense it does justice to each of the classics examined.« Bernhard Schulz, Der Tagesspiegel
»Hans-Peter Müller’s book casts a spotlight not only on the history but also on the current state of sociology. ... [The classics] still show what an emancipated study of social life could look like. Those who disregard them miss out on an insight into a daring science ...« Christian Marty,...
»Hans-Peter Müller’s book casts a spotlight not only on the history but also on the current state of sociology. ... [The classics] still show what an emancipated study of social life could look like. Those who disregard them miss out on an insight into a daring science ...« Christian Marty,...
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2021, 419 pages
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Hans-Peter Müller
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Hans-Peter Müller is a German sociologist and professor emeritus of General Sociology at the Humboldt University of Berlin. His work and research focus on traditional and modern social theory, social structure and social injustice as well as political sociology and cultural sociology.
Hans-Peter Müller
Author
Hans-Peter Müller is a German sociologist and professor emeritus of General Sociology at the Humboldt University of Berlin. His work and...
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