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Wagner Peter <1956 September 18-> |
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Titolo |
Theorising modernity [[electronic resource] ] : inescapability and attainability in social theory / / Peter Wagner |
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ISBN |
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9786610369294 |
1-280-36929-9 |
1-4462-1706-X |
1-4129-3376-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (150 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sociology - Philosophy |
Civilization, Modern |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Theorizing Modernity; Chapter 1 - the Certainty of Knowledge; Chapter 2 - The Viability of the Polity; Chapter 3 - The Continuity of Selfhood; Chapter 4 - The Accessibility of the Past; Interlude: Modernity and Exile; Chapter 5 - The transparency of the Future; Epilogue: Historicity, Plurality, Problematiques; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Theorising Modernity' argues that sociology has not lost its ability to provide critical diagnoses of the present human condition because it has stopped considering the philosophical requirements of social enquiry. |
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