The Anthem Companion to Raymond Boudon (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Robitaille, Christian; Leroux, Robert

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book seeks to identify the main threads of a resolutely complex course of thought which has contributed greatly to sociology. Although he founded no "school," Raymond Boudon certainly made original contributions to the discipline in his own time, including his theory of rationality, his interpretation of the work of the founders of sociology, and his explanation of educational inequalities. He also presented convincing arguments about how the overly narrow utilitarianism of mainstream economists was incomplete and betrayed major theoretical gaps. It is true in any case that his thought laid the groundwork for many theoretical and empirical social studies. Through an analysis of the most important parts of this thought, each of the chapters will not merely demonstrate the scientific rigor which can be associated to his work, but also show how it remains relevant to our understanding of contemporary society and how it can hence be used for future research projects.

There can be no doubt, Boudon's thought has for various reasons undergone new assessments. Chapters of this book hence reflect a variety of points of view on how his work can be understood, criticized, and used for future research endeavors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839991462
• Artikelnr.: 70442272

Autorenporträt

Christian Robitaille is a lecturer (assistant professor) in sociology at Liverpool Hope University. His research focuses on theories of rationality, epistemology, the sociology of action, and the history of social scientific thought. Robert Leroux was a professor of sociology at the University of Ottawa. His main research interests were linked to the history of social sciences, French thought, epistemology, and theory.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors; Introduction - Christian Robitaille; Chapter 1.
Raymond Boudon's Methodological Individualism- Massimo Borlandi; Chapter 2.
Methodological Individualism as an Explanatory Practice: Raymond Boudon and
the Implicit Methodology of Tocqueville's and Durkheim's Empirical
Sociology - Francesco Di Iorio and Enzo Di Nuoscio; Chapter 3. The Idea of
Rationality in Raymond Boudon's Theory: A Discussion - Pierre Demeulenaere;
Chapter 4. Raymond Boudon and Moral Value Judgments: Interaction and
Substance - Emmanuel Picavet; Chapter 5. The Epistemology of Beliefs in
Boudon's Sociology: From the Social Subject to the Evolution of Politics,
Morality and Religion - Nathalie Bulle and Jean-Michel Morin; Chapter 6.
Some Theoretical Deductions from Boudon's Model of Social Mobility - Renaud
Fillieule; Chapter 7. For a Critique of "Critical Sociology": Raymond
Boudon's Tools for the Intellectual Rebuilding of the Discipline -
Alexander Riley; Chapter 8. Raymond Boudon's Social Theory as a General
Research Program: Applications of Boudon's Work Since His Death (2013-2023)
and Future Perspectives - Christian Robitaille; Index