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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170968903321

Autore

Creaven Sean <1963->

Titolo

Marxism and realism : a materialistic application of realism in the social sciences / / Sean Creaven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2001

ISBN

1-134-56220-9

1-134-56221-7

1-280-32642-5

9786610326426

0-203-18611-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in critical realism

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Marxian school of sociology

Realism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Marxism and Realism: A materialistic application of realism in the social sciences; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Critical realism and Marxism; The tasks of Marxism in philosophy and social analysis; Ontology and science: depth realism and dialectical materialism; Critical materialism and social science theory; Conclusion; 2 Organisms, subjects and society; Marx's philosophical anthropology and the concept of human nature; Naturalistic conceptions of individuals and society; Sociological conceptions of individuals and society; Conclusion

3 Subjects, actors and agentsThe concept and nature of social interaction; The function of interests and norms in social theory; Persons, agents and actors: a realist model of interaction; Self, personal identity and social identity: a stratified model of people; Conclusion; 4 Structure, power and conflict; Structure and culture in social analysis; The Marxian concept of social structure; Structure and superstructure in Marxian sociology; Conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book rethinks Marx's sociology as a form of realist social theory, extending Roy Bhaskar's philosophical realism into the social sciences.



By constructing historical materialism as realist social theory, it becomes possible to resolve many long standing dilemmas in Marxist discourse, such as voluntarism versus determinism and humanism versus economism.