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The Sociology of Philosophical Knowledge
Maren . Ed(S): Kusch
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kusch, Maren. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HB; HPC; HPS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 337.
This volume brings together a number of authors that see themselves as contribu tors to, or critical commentators on, a new field that has recently emerged within the sociology of knowledge. This new field is 'the Sociology of Philosophical Knowledge' (SPK). Studying philosophers and their knowledge from broadly sociological or political perspectives is not, of course, a recent phenomenon. Marxist writers have used such perspectives throughout the twentieth century, and, since the sixties, feminist authors have also occasionally engaged in sociological analysis of philosophers' texts. What distinguishes SPK from these sociologies is that SPK is not engaged in a political ... Read more
This volume brings together a number of authors that see themselves as contribu tors to, or critical commentators on, a new field that has recently emerged within the sociology of knowledge. This new field is 'the Sociology of Philosophical Knowledge' (SPK). Studying philosophers and their knowledge from broadly sociological or political perspectives is not, of course, a recent phenomenon. Marxist writers have used such perspectives throughout the twentieth century, and, since the sixties, feminist authors have also occasionally engaged in sociological analysis of philosophers' texts. What distinguishes SPK from these sociologies is that SPK is not engaged in a political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
The New Synthese Historical Library
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048153909
SKU
V9789048153909
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