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Title The calling of social thought : rediscovering the work of Edward Shils / edited by Christopher Adair-Toteff and Stephen Turner
Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 270 pages)
Contents Front matter; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: discovering and rediscovering Shils; The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils; The sociologist as human scientist: the meaning of Shils; The recovery of tradition; Edward Shils and Michael Polanyi: the terms of engagement; Shils, Mannheim, and ideology; Shils and Oakeshott; Edward Shils on pluralism and civility; Nations, nationality, and civil society in the work of Edward Shils; Shils and the intellectuals; Edward Shils and his Portraits; Edward Shils: defender of the traditional university
Concluding comments: Edward Shils -- the 'outsider'Appendix: Bibliography of the published works of Professor Edward Shils; References; Index
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Shils, Edward, 1910-1995.
SUBJECT Shils, Edward, 1910-1995
Shils, Edward, 1910-1995 fast
Subject Sociology -- Philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Sociology -- Philosophy
Genre/Form essays.
Essays
Essays.
Essais.
Form Electronic book
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