The contemporary importance of A. N. Whitehead (1861-1947) lies
in his direct yet productive challenge to the culture of thought
inherent in modernity, a challenge that suffuses science, social
theory and philosophy alike. Unlike some of the more destructive
aspects of postmodernism and poststructuralism, Whitehead's
diagnosis of the conceptual fault lines of the modern era does not
entail a passive relativism. Instead, he calls for a renewal of our
concepts, offering a positive, philosophical approach based on
becoming, relativity, and a reconception of subjectivity and the
social. This book outlines Whitehead's philosophy, using it to
reorient a range of specific questions and topics within
contemporary social theory, namely: the relation of language and
the body; the relationship between the individual and society;
sexual difference; conceptions of nature; the question of realism;
the concept of the social; and capitalism as a process. It also
provides detailed analyses and comparisons of Whitehead's concepts
with those of Judith Butler on materiality and the body, and of
Luce Irigaray on nature, essentialism and sexual difference.
General
Imprint: |
Anthem Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Key Issues in Modern Sociology |
Release date: |
September 2011 |
First published: |
September 2011 |
Authors: |
Michael Halewood
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Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
198 |
Edition: |
First Edition, |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85728-796-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social theory
|
LSN: |
0-85728-796-6 |
Barcode: |
9780857287960 |
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