1st Edition
Social Evolution and Sociological Categories (Routledge Revivals)
By Paul Q. Hirst
Copyright 1976
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1976, this book is concerned with the nature of classification in the social sciences. Its thesis is that classifications are dependent upon and are derived from theoretical explanations. Classification is not a theoretically neutral typification or ordering of social forms. This is because objects classified – societies, social institutions – are not given to knowledge... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Three Forms of Evolutionary Theory 3. Weber’s Sociological Categories 4. The Theory of Social Action 5. The Three Types of Legitimate Domination 6. The Sociological Categories of Economic Action 7. The Critique of Popular Democracy 8. Conclusion
Biography
Paul Q. Hirst
