Knowledge and Social Structure
Peter Hamilton
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Paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 331.
The primary concern of this study is to present, elucidate and analyse the developments which have characterized the sociology of knowledge, and which have set for it the outlines of its major problematics. Peter Hamilton examines the most distinctive approaches to the determinate relationship between knowledge and social structure. He considers the three main ‘pre-paradigms’ of the sociology of knowledge based on the work of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, and looks at the contribution of Scheler, Mannheim and phenomenological studies to this complex field. He explores the intellectual context, particularly that of Enlightenment philosophy, in which the problems involved in ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Series
Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138974067
SKU
V9781138974067
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