Knowledge and Social Structure: An Introduction to the Classical Argument in the Sociology of Knowledge (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory) - Softcover

Hamilton, Peter

 
9781138974067: Knowledge and Social Structure: An Introduction to the Classical Argument in the Sociology of Knowledge (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1138974064 ISBN 13: 9781138974067
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

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 producing a sociology of knowledge first came to light. In conclusion, the author suggests an inclusive perspective for approaching the difficulties posed in any attempt to describe and explain relations between knowledge and social structure.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138974064
ISBN 13 
9781138974067
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
176

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