ISBN:
9781526120069
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (284 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
301.01
Keywords:
Shils, Edward,-1910-1995
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Sociology-Philosophy
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Edward Shils was a major intellectual and social thinker of the mid-twentieth century. This collection captures the major facets the thought of this complex and controversial figure.
Abstract:
Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: discovering and rediscovering Shils -- The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils -- The sociologist as human scientist: the meaning of Shils -- The recovery of tradition -- Edward Shils and Michael Polanyi: the terms of engagement -- Shils, Mannheim, and ideology -- Shils and Oakeshott -- Edward Shils on pluralism and civility -- Nations, nationality, and civil society in the work of Edward Shils -- Shils and the intellectuals -- Edward Shils and his Portraits -- Edward Shils: defender of the traditional university -- Concluding comments: Edward Shils - the 'outsider' -- Appendix: Bibliography of the published works of Professor Edward Shils -- References -- Index.
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