Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Volume Two - by Raymond Aron (Paperback)

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The second volume of the landmark study, examining the work of sociology's defining thinkers from the turn of the nineteenth century to the interwar period Main Currents in Sociological Thought remains a foundational synthesis in the field.
About the Author: Raymond Aron was the foremost political and social theorist of post-World War II France.
352 Pages
Social Science, Sociology

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The second volume of the landmark study, examining the work of sociology's defining thinkers from the turn of the nineteenth century to the interwar period

Main Currents in Sociological Thought remains a foundational synthesis in the field. In this second and final volume of his classic survey, Raymond Aron explores the work of three figures who profoundly shaped sociology as it entered the twentieth century: Durkheim, who continued Comte's quest for a science of society and a scientific validation of morality; Pareto, the Italian "neo-Machiavellian" who emphasized the elitist character of all societies; and Weber, the German sociologist who reflected critically on the prospects for human freedom in an age of disenchantment.

Bringing together penetrating intellectual portraits of these great thinkers and close readings of their most consequential texts, Main Currents in Sociological Thought highlights the historical and intellectual context within which each man wrote and draws out their works' enduring insights and influence in the field today.

About the Author

Raymond Aron was the foremost political and social theorist of post-World War II France. Born in Paris in 1905, he studied at the École Normale Supérieure. He taught at the Sorbonne from 1955 to 1968, and also maintained a long commitment to journalism, first in Le Figaro then in L'Express. He died in 1983.

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Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 352

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Sociology

Publisher: Basic Books

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Raymond Aron

Language: English

Street Date: May 6, 2025

TCIN: 94186858

UPC: 9781541607293

Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-3511

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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