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Introduction to Sociology (Hardcover)
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"Introduction to Sociology" distills decades of distinguished work
in sociology by one of this century's most influential thinkers in
the areas of social theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and music.
It consists of a course of seventeen lectures given by Theodor W.
Adorno in May-July 1968, the last lecture series before his death
in 1969. Captured by tape recorder (which Adorno called "the
fingerprint of the living mind"), these lectures present a somewhat
different, and more accessible, Adorno from the one who composed
the faultlessly articulated and almost forbiddingly perfect prose
of the works published in his lifetime. Here we can follow Adorno's
thought in the process of formation (he spoke from brief notes),
endowed with the spontaneity and energy of the spoken word. The
lectures form an ideal introduction to Adorno's work, acclimatizing
the reader to the greater density of thought and language of his
classic texts.
Delivered at the time of the "positivist dispute" in sociology,
Adorno defends the position of the "Frankfurt School" against
criticism from mainstream positivist sociologists. He sets out a
conception of sociology as a discipline going beyond the
compilation and interpretation of empirical facts, its truth being
inseparable from the essential structure of society itself. Adorno
sees sociology not as one academic discipline among others, but as
an over-arching discipline that impinges on all aspects of social
life.
Tracing the history of the discipline and insisting that the
historical context is constitutive of sociology itself, Adorno
addresses a wide range of topics, including: the purpose of
studying sociology; the relation of sociology and politics; the
influence of Saint-Simon, Comte, Durkheim, Weber, Marx, and Freud;
the contributions of ethnology and anthropology; the relationship
of method to subject matter; the problems of quantitative analysis;
the fetishization of science; and the separation of sociology and
social philosophy.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 1999 |
First published: |
2000 |
Authors: |
Theodor W Adorno
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth
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Pages: |
198 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-3933-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social theory
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LSN: |
0-8047-3933-1 |
Barcode: |
9780804739337 |
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