| Description |
xiv, 232 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Back to the future -- Defining modernity and postmodernism -- Durkheim's era: the cult of feeling versus the cult of reason -- Simmel and Durkheim as the first sociologists of modernity -- Durkheim's stand on the fin de siecle -- German roots of Durkheim's sociology -- Ethics based on the mind versus the heart, rationality versus compassion -- Medjugorgje, the virgin mary, and modernity -- Postmodern deregulation and economic anomie -- Civilization and its discontents, again -- Conclusions: the coming fin de siecle and postmodernism |
| Summary |
By examining how Durkheim's ideas can be applied to current social issues, the author shows the relevance of Durkheim's sociology to the debate on modernity and post-modernism. The book also draws a parallel between the fin de siecle esprit of the 19th century and the coming fin de siecle |
| Analysis |
France |
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Sociology History |
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France |
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Sociology History |
| Notes |
Biblography: p213-227._ Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and indexes |
| Subject |
Durkheim, Émile, 1858-1917.
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Durkheimian school of sociology.
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Irrationalism (Philosophy)
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Postmodernism -- Social aspects.
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Rationalism.
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| LC no. |
90008468 |
| ISBN |
0415048389 |
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0415085268 |
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9780415048385 |
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9780415085267 |
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