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Debating Humanity : Towards a Philosophical Sociology
Author
Title
Debating Humanity : Towards a Philosophical Sociology / Daniel Chernilo.
ISBN
9781107129337
1107129338
9781316416303
1316416305
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2016.
Distribution
Berlin : Knowledge Unlatched, ©2016.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 262 pages) : illustrations, charts, figures, tables
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
In English.
Summary
The question 'what is a human being?' remains one of the most vexing intellectual tasks. Debating Humanity reconstructs how contemporary sociologists and philosophers? among others, Arendt, Taylor, Archer and Boltanski? understand the key anthropological skills that define our shared membership to the human species.
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Debating Humanity, Towards a Philosophical Sociology
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Other formats
Print version: Debating Humanity, Towards a Philosophical Sociology. Cambridge/New York : Cambridge University Press c2016
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 01, 2022
Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
Contents
Cover
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The Humanism Debate Revisited. Sartre, Heidegger, Derrida
2 Self-transcendence. Hannah Arendt
3 Adaptation. Talcott Parsons
4 Responsibility. Hans Jonas
5 Language. Jürgen Habermas
6 Strong Evaluations. Charles Taylor
7 Reflexivity. Margaret Archer
8 Reproduction of Life. Luc Boltanski
Epilogue
References
Index.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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