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Durkheim is one of the founding fathers of modern sociology and a
key figure in the development of social theory. And yet today his
work is often misunderstood, since it is commonly viewed through
the lens of later authors who used his writings to illustrate
certain tendencies in social thought.
Durkheim Reconsidered challenges the common views of
Durkheim and offers a fresh and much-needed reappraisal of his
ideas. Stedman Jones dismantles the interpretations of Durkheim
that remain widespread in Anglo-American sociology and then
examines afresh his major works, placing them in their historical
and political context. She emphasizes Durkheim’s debt to the
socialist and republican thought of his contemporaries – and
especially to Renouvier who, she argues, had a profound influence
on Durkheim’s approach.
This book will be recognised as a major reinterpretation of the
work of one of the most important figures in the history of
sociology and social thought. It will be of great interest to
scholars and students in sociology, anthropology and related
disciplines.
key figure in the development of social theory. And yet today his
work is often misunderstood, since it is commonly viewed through
the lens of later authors who used his writings to illustrate
certain tendencies in social thought.
Durkheim Reconsidered challenges the common views of
Durkheim and offers a fresh and much-needed reappraisal of his
ideas. Stedman Jones dismantles the interpretations of Durkheim
that remain widespread in Anglo-American sociology and then
examines afresh his major works, placing them in their historical
and political context. She emphasizes Durkheim’s debt to the
socialist and republican thought of his contemporaries – and
especially to Renouvier who, she argues, had a profound influence
on Durkheim’s approach.
This book will be recognised as a major reinterpretation of the
work of one of the most important figures in the history of
sociology and social thought. It will be of great interest to
scholars and students in sociology, anthropology and related
disciplines.
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Table of Content
Preface.Chapter 1: The Interpretation of Durkheim: Sociology Contra
Durkheim.
Chapter 2: Durkheim as the Theorist of Order and Science.
Chapter 3: Understanding Durkheim in his Time: Historical and
Political Considerations.
Chapter 4: Philosophy and the Republic: the Influence of
Renouvier.
Chapter 5: Differentiation and the Problems of Modernity.
Chapter 6: Individualism and Socialism?.
Chapter 7: The Science of Facts and Things: Methodological
Considerations.
Chapter 8: Society as the ‘Coefficient of Preservation’: the
Question of Suicide.
Chapter 9: The Thinking State: Power and Democracy.
Chapter 10: Practical Reason and Moral Order: Morality and
Society.
Chapter 11: Belief and the Logic of the Sacred.
Chapter 12: Final Reflections – Durkheim Contra Sociology.
Appendix: Durkheim and Renouvier.
Glossary.
Biographical Sketches.
Notes.
References.
Index
About the author
Sue Stedman Jones is an independent scholar affiliated to the Durkheim Studies Centre in Oxford. She was formerly a lecturer in Philosophy and Social Science at Goldsmiths College London.
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