The Sociology of Radical Commitment

Kurt H. Wolff's Existential Turn
Herausgeber: Backhaus, Gary; Psathas, George

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first volume to present commentaries on the existential sociology of Kurt H. Wolff_including autobiographical, biographical, exegetic, and creative developmental articulation of his radical thought. The theme of the book connects Wolff to the sociological tradition while at the same time explicates his profound departure from the tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9780739119440
• ISBN-10: 0739119443
• Artikelnr.: 22717571

Autorenporträt

Gary Backhaus is professor of philosophy at Towson University. George Psathas is emeritus professor of sociology at Boston University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Biographical Profiles: Testimonies from the Heart Chapter 2
Places and Continents Chapter 3 How I came to Sociology and Who I Am: A
Conversation with Kurt H. Wolff Chapter 4 The Intellectuals' Context:
Wolff's Diagnosis and Response Chapter 5 Substantive Reason Versus
Instrumental Reason: Wolff's Rejection of Modern Scientia Chapter 6 Karl
Mannheim in America: The Loyalty of Kurt H. Wolff Chapter 7 Existential
Truths as Prerequisites for a Globalizing Discourse Theory Chapter 8 Scope
and Limits of Kurt H. Wolff's World of Surrender Chapter 9 It's the Body
that Matters Chapter 10 Surrender-and-Catch and Modern Political Power
Chapter 11 Presuppositional Surrender-To: Theoretical Explication and a
Case Study Chapter 12 Life After Kurt H. Wolff: A Case Study of
Surrendering-to-Surrender