Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max WeberCambridge University Press, 1973 M02 8 Giddens's analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber has become the classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology. The first three sections of the book, based on close textual examination of the original sources, contain separate treatments of each writer. The author demonstrates the internal coherence of their respective contributions to social theory. The concluding section discusses the principal ways in which Marx can be compared with the other two authors, and discusses misconceptions of some conventional views on the subject. |
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... important respects, creates irremediable divergences, some of which I have analysed in the concluding chapters, between Weber's social theory and that of both Durkheim and Marx. One final point should perhaps be made. I believe that ...
... important respects, creates irremediable divergences, some of which I have analysed in the concluding chapters, between Weber's social theory and that of both Durkheim and Marx. One final point should perhaps be made. I believe that ...
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... important and influential of these being AntiDühring. In emphasising the 'scientific' character of Marxist socialism as against utopian and voluntarist forms of socialist theory, AntiDühring prepared the ground for the positivistic ...
... important and influential of these being AntiDühring. In emphasising the 'scientific' character of Marxist socialism as against utopian and voluntarist forms of socialist theory, AntiDühring prepared the ground for the positivistic ...
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... important lines of comparison between Marx, Durkheim and Weber which have been neglected, or ignored altogether, in the three concluding chapters. The most obvious omission here concerns the question of the divergent methodological ...
... important lines of comparison between Marx, Durkheim and Weber which have been neglected, or ignored altogether, in the three concluding chapters. The most obvious omission here concerns the question of the divergent methodological ...
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... important consequences in obscuring the significance of problems which they placed at the forefront of social theory. I do not believe that any of the three authors discussed in this book sought to create allembracing 'systems' of ...
... important consequences in obscuring the significance of problems which they placed at the forefront of social theory. I do not believe that any of the three authors discussed in this book sought to create allembracing 'systems' of ...
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... important in directing Marx's energies towards economics. There are several reasons why the Manuscripts are of decisive importance for the whole of Marx's work. They form, in substance, the earliest of several drafts of Capital which ...
... important in directing Marx's energies towards economics. There are several reasons why the Manuscripts are of decisive importance for the whole of Marx's work. They form, in substance, the earliest of several drafts of Capital which ...
Contents
Historical materialism | |
The relations of production and class structure | |
The theory of capitalist development | |
Durkheims early works | |
Durkheims conception of sociological method | |
Protestantism and capitalism | |
Webers methodological essays | |
Fundamental concepts of sociology | |
Rationalisation the world religions and western capitalism | |
Marxs influence | |
Religion ideology and society | |
Social differentiation and the division of labour | |
Marx and modern sociology | |
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according to Durkheim action activity alienation analysis Année sociologique anomie become beliefs bourgeois society bourgeoisie bureaucratic capitalist causal century character characteristic charismatic charismatic domination charismatic movement commodity conscience collective consciousness consequences constant capital contemporary societies critique definite derive differentiation discussion division of labour domination Durkheim and Weber economic egoistic Emile Durkheim emphasises empirical Engels ethic existence fact feudal Feuerbach form of society German Hegel historical human ideal ideas ideology important individual industrial influence interests involves Karl Marx London Marx Marx’s writings Marxism material Max Weber means modern capitalism modern societies moral nature notion object organisation philosophy position possible Protestantism rational rationalisation relation relationship religion religious revolution revolutionary Schäffle scientific sense significance socialist sociology solidarity specialisation specific sphere standpoint structure suicide surplus value theory thought totem traditional views worker Young Hegelians