ISBN:
9780415567145
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (257 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Emile Durkheim
Parallel Title:
Print version The Coming Fin De Siècle : An Application of Durkheim's Sociology to Modernity and Postmodernism
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
First Published in 1991, this book attempts to show the relevance of Durkheim's sociology to the debate on modernity and postmodernism. It does so by examining how Durkheim's ideas can be applied to current social issues. The author argues that there are striking parallels between the social context of the 1890s, when Durkheim began to publish in book form, and today. The book will appeal to the readers of sociology, as well as the related disciplines of philosophy, psychology, cultural studies and history. It is also intended for anyone interested in the issues and questions that were being r
Description / Table of Contents:
THE COMING FIN DE SIÈCLE An application of Durkheim's sociology to modernity andpostmodernism ; Copyright; THE COMING FIN DE SIÈCLE An application of Durkheim's sociology to modernity andpostmodernism ; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Back to the Future; Chapter 2 Defining Modernity and Postmodernism; Chapter 3 Durkheim's Era: The Cult of Feeling Versus the Cult of Reason; Chapter 4 Simmel and Durkheim as the First Sociologists of Modernity; Chapter 5 Durkheim's Stand on the Fin De Siècle; Chapter 6 The German Roots of Durkheim's Sociology
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 7 Ethics Based on the Mind Versus the Heart, Ratioality Versus CompassionChapter 8 Medjugorje, the Virgin Mary, and Medernity; Chapter 9 Postmodern Deregulation and Economic Anomie; Chapter 10 Civilization and its Discontents, Again; Chapter 11 Conclusions: The Coming Fin De Siècle and Postmodernism; References; Name index; Subject index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
