The calling of social thought : Rediscovering the work of Edward Shils / / edited by Christopher Adair-Toteff and Stephen Turner

• Pubblicazione: Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019; ©2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 270 pages)
• Disciplina: 301.01
• Soggetto topico: Sociologists - United States; Civil society; Social values; Sociology - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Essays.; Electronic books.
• Soggetto non controllato: Edward Shils; Michael Oakeshott; Michael Polanyi; Social theory; Tradition; nations; philosophical anthropology; sociology
• Persona (resp. second.): TurnerStephen P. <1951->; Adair-ToteffChristopher
• Note generali: Also issued in print: 2019.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-263) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: discovering and rediscovering Shils / Stephen P. Turner -- The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils / Steven Grosby -- The sociologist as human scientist: the meaning of Shils / Thomas Schneider -- The recovery of tradition / Lenore T. Ealy -- Edward Shils and Michael Polyanyi: the terms of engagement / Phil Mullins -- Shils, Mannheim, and ideology / Christopher Adair-Toteff -- Shils and Oakeshott / Efraim Podoksik -- Edward Shils on pluralism and civility / Richard Boyd -- Nations, nationality, and civil society in the work of Edward Shils / Peter Mentzel -- Shils and the intellectuals / Jefferson Pooley -- Edward Shils and his Portraits / Bryan S. Turner --Edward Shils: defender of the traditional university / Philip G. Altbach -- Concluding comments: Edward Shils - the "outsider" / Christopher Adair-Toteff -- Appendix: bibliography of the published works of Professor Edward Shils / Christine C. Schnusenberg and Gordon B. Neavill.
• Sommario/riassunto: Edward Shils was a central figure in twentieth century social thought. He held appointments both at Chicago and Cambridge and was a crucial link between British and American intellectual life. This volume collects essays by distinguished contributors which deal with the major facets of Shils' thought, including his relations with Michael Polanyi, his parallels with Michael Oakeshott, his defense of the traditional university, his fundamental philosophical anthropology, and his important work on such topics as tradition, civility, and the nation. As an introduction to this complex and original thinker, it will be of interest to scholars and students in a number of fields, including sociology and social theory, but also to anyone interested in the intellectual life as it was lived in the mid-twentieth century, in the face of the Cold War and ideological struggle.
• Titolo autorizzato: The calling of social thought
• ISBN: 1-5261-2007-0; 1-5261-2006-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910793594003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Manchester scholarship online.