Theorizing modernity : inescapability and attainability in social theory

Theorizing modernity : inescapability and attainability in social theory / Peter Wagner.

This book argues that sociology has lost its ability to provide critical diagnoses of the present human condition because sociology has stopped considering the philosophical requirements of social enquiry. The book attempts to restore that ability by retrieving some of the key questions that sociolo...

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Main Author: Wagner, Peter, 1956 September 18-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Sage Publications, 2001.
Subjects:
Civilization, Modern.
Sociology > Philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Civilization, Modern
Sociology > Philosophy
Moderne
Modernität
Soziologie
Moderniteit.
Sociale wetenschappen.
Wetenschapsdynamica.
Theorievorming.
Modernité.
Sociologie > Philosophie.
Civilisation moderne.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Theorizing Modernity; Chapter 1
  • the Certainty of Knowledge; Chapter 2
  • The Viability of the Polity; Chapter 3
  • The Continuity of Selfhood; Chapter 4
  • The Accessibility of the Past; Interlude: Modernity and Exile; Chapter 5
  • The transparency of the Future; Epilogue: Historicity, Plurality, Problematiques; References; Index.

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