Binding: Paperback
Description: From Society to System presents sociologist Michel Freitag's (1935 - 2009) distinctive multifaceted and interdisciplinary work. Elaborated within the grand sociological tradition his dialectical sociology redefines sociality as the realm of the symbolic to pinpoint its ontological frailty. Such a perspective expands the borders within sociology to rejoin classical philosophical preoccupations revisiting social ontology as a radical critique of contemporary society where not only life and planet earth is at stake as a result of capitalism but reflexivity as well. This collection of essays touches on topics that have been of central concern for social theory since the end of the 20th century: the discussion about holism versus individualism and the dissolution of transcendental identity; the current state of the social sciences both epistemologically and practically; the end - of - 20th century debate over the nature of society along with its future in the context of globalisation. These essays show how Freitag's sociology is part of a larger unified framework that integrates ontology epistemology anthropology and philosophy into a coherent vision of the world testifying to the distinctiveness of Freitag's social theory standing next to other great social theorists such as Margaret Archer J rgen Habermas Murray Bookchin and Ulrich Beck.
Title: From Society To System The Social Theory Of Michel Freitag
Author(s): Freitag Michel
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032341293
Pages: 228 Pages
Publication Date: 10/27/2022
Category: Social Theory