{"product_id":"sociological-insights-of-great-thinkers-9780313384707","title":"Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, leading sociologists expand the scope of their discipline by revealing the sociological aspects of the works of great philosophers, scientists, and writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociologists have long recognized that sociological insight can be gleaned from creative thinkers outside their formal discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead this book for pleasure. It is a reassuring reminder that sociology has had a greater impact than its defenders sometimes realize. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e CHAPTER 1. Introduction Christofer Edling and Jens Rydgren \u003cb\u003ePart I. Sociological Illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e CHAPTER 2. William Shakespeare: On Social Stratification Hiroshi Ono CHAPTER 3. Plato: Seven Sociological Ideas for the Happy Life Guillermina Jasso CHAPTER 4. Franz Kafka: Bureaucracy, Law, and Abuses of the \"Iron Cage\" Joachim J. Savelsberg CHAPTER 5. Marcel Proust: On Social Status and Capital Forms Jens Rydgren CHAPTER 6. George Orwell: From Democratic Revolution to Authoritarian Rule Karl-Dieter Opp CHAPTER 7. Robert Musil: State, Nation, and Nationality Helmut Kuzmics CHAPTER 8. August Strindberg: Forms of Interaction Christofer Edling CHAPTER 9. Henrik Ibsen: The Power of Charisma Fredrik Engelstad CHAPTER 10. Chinua Achebe: Colonial Anomie Wendy Griswold \u003cb\u003ePart II. Sociological Concepts\u003c\/b\u003e CHAPTER 11. Ernst Cassirer: Science, Symbols, and Logics John W. Mohr CHAPTER 12. Cicero: Persons and Positions Lars Udehn CHAPTER 13. Charles Darwin: Selfishness and Altruism Wendelin Reich CHAPTER 14. François Rabelais: Materiality and Culture Emily Erikson CHAPTER 15. Émile Zola: Seductions and Emancipations of Consumption Helena Flam CHAPTER 16. Fyodor Dostoevsky: On Extreme Political Violence Eva M. Meyersson Milgrom and Joshua Thurston-Milgrom CHAPTER 17. Goethe: The Ambivalence of Modernity and the Faustian Ethos of Personality Hans-Peter Müller \u003cb\u003ePart III. Meta Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e CHAPTER 18. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck: At the Intersection of Sociocultural Worlds Karen A. Cerulo and Janet M. Ruane CHAPTER 19. Dante Alighieri: The Afterworlds Are Hell for Sociologists Peter Bearman CHAPTER 20. Galileo Galilei: Which Road to Scientific Innovation? Roberto Franzosi CHAPTER 21. Jorge Luis Borges: Reduction of Social Complexity Filippo Barbera CHAPTER 22. Isaac Asimov: Impacting and Predicting Sociocultural Change Kathleen M. Carley CHAPTER 23. Alfred North Whitehead: From Universal Algebra to Universal Sociology Thomas J. Fararo CHAPTER 24. Kurt Vonnegut: From Semicolons to Apocalypses Barry Markovsky CHAPTER 25. Jonathan Swift: Political Satire and the Public Sphere Gary Alan Fine \u003cb\u003ePart IV. Sociological Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e CHAPTER 26. Baruch Spinoza: Monism and Complementarity Ronald L. Breiger CHAPTER 27. Isaiah Berlin: On the Sociology of Freedom Margareta Bertilsson CHAPTER 28. Bertrand Russell: Insights on Power David Willer CHAPTER 29. Immanuel Kant: An Analytic Grammar for the Relation between Cognition and Action John Levi Martin CHAPTER 30. John Dewey: The Sociology of Action Christopher Muller and Christopher Winship CHAPTER 31. Charles Sanders Peirce: On the Sociology of Thinking Richard Swedberg CHAPTER 32. Thomas Hobbes: On Generating Social Order Mohammed Cherkaoui CHAPTER 33. Jean Piaget: Sociology Beyond Holism and Individualism Omar Lizardo \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbout the Editors and Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767368974679,"sku":"9780313384707","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780313384707.jpg?v=1758713084","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sociological-insights-of-great-thinkers-9780313384707","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}