The Sociological Tradition
CevvelaThe Sociological Tradition
Robert Nisbet · Paradigma Yayınları · 1966
Summary
The Sociological Tradition was written by the American sociologist Robert Nisbet. The book analyzes in depth the core concepts of sociology, its development and its main currents of thought. Examining the emergence of sociology, its schools of thought and the contributions of its leading figures, Nisbet presents readers with the historical and intellectual foundations of the field. The book comprehensively covers the changes the discipline has undergone since its birth and its major intellectual movements. Nisbet traces sociology’s roots back to ancient Greece and focuses especially on the intellectual currents that took shape in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe. It includes analyses of key figures who shaped sociology, such as Auguste Comte, Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim and Max Weber, detailing their views on society, the individual, authority, social change and conflict.
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“Belief is deeply rooted in human social relationships.”
“After bread, education is the first need of the people.”
“Among aristocratic nations, money reaches only a few points of the vast circle of human desires; in democracies, it seems to reach them all.”
“The desire for equality becomes ever more insatiable as equality is achieved.”
“Central to every intellectual tradition are the core or founding ideas that ensure its transmission from generation to generation and give it its identity among the other disciplines devoted to the humanistic and scientific study of man.”
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Robert Nisbet’s work is a comprehensive resource for anyone who wants to understand sociology as a discipline. The book conveys the philosophical foundations and development of sociology in accessible language. Critics have noted, however, that its language and academic terminology can be heavy at times. Nisbet treats sociology not only as a science but also as a system of thought — an approach that is very helpful for readers who want to grasp its philosophical dimension.