A. N. Whitehead and Social Theory : Tracing a Culture of Thought Hardback
by Michael Halewood
Part of the Key Issues in Modern Sociology series
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The contemporary importance of A. N. Whitehead (1861–1947) lies in his direct yet productive challenge to the culture of thought inherent in modernity, a challenge that suffuses science, social theory and philosophy alike.
Unlike some of the more destructive aspects of postmodernism and poststructuralism, Whitehead’s diagnosis of the conceptual fault lines of the modern era does not entail a passive relativism.
Instead, he calls for a renewal of our concepts, offering a positive, philosophical approach based on becoming, relativity, and a reconception of subjectivity and the social.
This book outlines Whitehead’s philosophy, using it to reorient a range of specific questions and topics within contemporary social theory.
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- Pages:198 pages
- Publisher:Anthem Press
- Publication Date:01/09/2011
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:198 pages
- Publisher:Anthem Press
- Publication Date:01/09/2011
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- ISBN:9780857287960
