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Arendt Contra Sociology

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Arendt Contra Sociology

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Arendt Contra Sociology book

Theory, Society and its Science

Arendt Contra Sociology

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Arendt Contra Sociology book

Theory, Society and its Science
ByPhilip Walsh
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2015
eBook Published 12 April 2016
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315567877
Pages 174
eBook ISBN 9781315567877
Subjects Humanities, Politics & International Relations, Social Sciences
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Walsh, P. (2015). Arendt Contra Sociology: Theory, Society and its Science (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315567877

ABSTRACT

Hannah Arendt is today widely regarded today as a political theorist, who sought to rescue politics from society, and political theory from the social sciences. But this view has had the effect of distracting attention from many of Arendt's most important insights concerning the constitution of society, and the significance of its 'science', sociology. Arendt Contra Sociology re-assesses the relationship between Arendt's work and the theoretical foundations of sociology, bringing her insights to bear on some key themes within contemporary theoretical sociology. Re-reading Arendt's distinctions between labour, fabrication and action as a theory of the fundamental ontology of human societies, this book assesses her criticism of the tendency of many sociological paradigms to conflate the activity of fabrication with that of action. It re-examines Arendt's understanding of central areas of research within contemporary theoretical sociology - including the meaning of power, the trajectory of modern science, the rise of consumerism and the problem of reflexivity. This volume offers a comprehensive reconstruction of Arendt's thought, uncovering its refutation of, or latent contribution to, key sociological approaches. It will be of interest to sociologists, social and political theorists and philosophers of social science.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

part I|51 pages

Society and its Science

chapter 2|26 pages

Society 1

chapter 3|24 pages

Sociology 1

part II|79 pages

Re-thinking Sociological Theory

chapter 4|18 pages

Reflexivity

chapter 5|22 pages

Power

chapter 6|20 pages

Knowledge

chapter 7|16 pages

Consumption

chapter 8|2 pages

Conclusion: The Good Society and the Future of Sociology

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