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9780739119440: The Sociology of Radical Commitment: Kurt H. Wolff's Existential Turn
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ISBN 10 : 0739119443 ISBN 13 : 9780739119440
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2007

Synopsis

This edited volume presents the life and thought of Kurt H. Wolff, a Jewish refugee from Darmstadt, a student of Karl Mannheim, practitioner of the sociology of knowledge, translator of the classic works of Simmel, Durkheim, and Mannheim, and creator of the radical existential sociology of surrender-and-catch, through multiple modalities. Two interviews provide an autobiographical portrait. Testimonies by close family members, friends, and colleagues allow the reader a more intimate insight into his subjectivity. Excerpts from a travelogue journal kept by his spouse, Carla E. Wolff provide an understanding of how the Wolffs interpreted their situation and times. Several chapters devoted to explicating Wolffs place in the sociological tradition, especially in light of his work in the sociology of knowledge. Several chapters exhibit creative work in the further development of his thought, especially concerning his surrender-and-catch. The thrust of the book is to explicate Wolffs relation to the tradition and to the orientation to which he belongs while at the same time to exhibit how he develops a sociology of radical commitment. This commitment can demand great existential risk in the quest to uncover the universal in the unique—the creation of new meaning (the catch) though the surrender. Wolffs hope is to find possibilities for humankind that lead us out of the crises, to which traditional scientia has been disappointingly ineffective.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gary Backhaus is professor of philosophy at Towson University. George Psathas is emeritus professor of sociology at Boston University.

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Éditeur
Lexington Books
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0739119443
ISBN 13 
9780739119440
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
280
Éditeur
Backhaus Gary, Psathas George
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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