Leon J. Goldstein

Conceptual Tension

Essays on Kinship, Politics, and Individualism
Herausgeber: Schultz, David

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leon J. Goldstein critically examines the philosophical role of concepts and concept formation in the social sciences. The book undertakes a study of concept formation and change by looking at four critical terms in anthropology (kinship), politics (parliament and the general will), and sociology (individualism).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781498504225
• ISBN-10: 1498504221
• Artikelnr.: 41399404

Autorenporträt

Deceased. Contact information is for widow, Claire Goldstein.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, Vincent M. Colapietro
Introduction. Conceptual Tension and Social Science Research: The Legacy of
Leon J. Goldstein, David Schultz
Chapter 1. Conceptual Tension: The Open Texture of the Language of Kinship
Chapter 2. Conceptual Tension: Individualism and Non-Individualism Once
Again
Chapter 3. Thinking the General Will
Chapter 4. Reflections on Parliament as an Open Concept