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1. Social Evolution and Sociological Categories (Routledge Revivals)

   By Paul Q. Hirst

   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...

   Published March 13th 2011 by Routledge
2. Durkheim, Bernard and Epistemology

   By Paul Q. Hirst

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Emile Durkheim

   This title, first published in 1975, contains two complimentary studies by Paul Q. Hirst: the first based on Claude Bernard’s theory of scientific knowledge, and the second concerning Emile Durkheim’s attempt to provide a philosophical foundation for a scientific sociology in The Rules of...

   Published October 14th 2010 by Routledge
3. Law, Socialism and Democracy (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 9)

   By Paul,Q,Hirst

   This book explores the political and legal institutions necessary for a democratic socialism in advanced industrial societies. It argues that a democratic socialist society needs a firm framework of public law, and a formal constitution. Populist conceptions of direct democracy and informal justice...

   Published October 5th 2009 by Routledge
4. The Pluralist Theory of the State

   Selected Writings of G.D.H. Cole, J.N. Figgis and H.J. Laski

   Edited by Paul Q. Hirst

   Paul Hirst makes accessible a neglected but important body of work on radical political theory. His introduction sets the pluralists in their historical context and offers an account of the debate surrounding their work....

   Published November 3rd 1993 by Routledge