The calling of social thought (eBook, ePUB)

Rediscovering the work of Edward Shils
Redaktion: Adair-Toteff, Christopher; Turner, Stephen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Edward Shils was a central figure in twentieth century social thought. He held appointments both at Chicago and Cambridge and was a crucial link between British and American intellectual life. This volume collects essays by distinguished contributors which deal with the major facets of Shils' thought, including his relations with Michael Polanyi, his parallels with Michael Oakeshott, his defense of the traditional university, his fundamental philosophical anthropology, and his important work on such topics as tradition, civility, and the nation. As an introduction to this complex and original thinker, it will be of interest to scholars and students in a number of fields, including sociology and social theory, but also to anyone interested in the intellectual life as it was lived in the mid-twentieth century, in the face of the Cold War and ideological struggle.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526120076
• Artikelnr.: 56514905

Autorenporträt

Christopher Adair-Toteff is a Fellow at the Center for Social and Political Thought at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Kent, Canterbury Stephen Turner is Distinguished University Professor at the University of South Florida, Tampa

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: discovering and rediscovering Shils
Stephen P. Turner 1 The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils
Steven Grosby 2 The sociologist as human scientist: the meaning of Shils
Thomas Schneider 3 The recovery of tradition
Lenore T. Ealy 4 Edward Shils and Michael Polanyi: the terms of engagement
Phil Mullins 5 Shils, Mannheim, and ideology
Christopher Adair
Toteff 6 Shils and Oakeshott
Efraim Podoksik 7 Edward Shils on pluralism and civility
Richard Boyd 8 Nations, nationality and civil society in the work of Edward Shils
Peter Mentzel 9 Shils and the intellectuals
Jeff Pooley 10 Edward Shils and his Portraits
Bryan Turner 11 Edward Shils: defender of the traditional university
Philip G. Altbach 12 Concluding comments: Edward Shils
The 'Outsider'
Christopher Adair
Toteff Appendix: Bibliography of the published works of Professor Edward Shils
C. C. Schnusenberg and G. B. Neavill Index