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The calling of social thought

Rediscovering the work of Edward Shils

von: Christopher Adair-Toteff, Stephen Turner
129,99 €
Verlag:	Manchester University Press
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	09.01.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9781526120076
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	288

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Titelbeschreibung

Edward Shils was a central figure in twentieth century social thought. He held appointments both at Chicago and Cambridge and was a crucial link between British and American intellectual life. This volume collects essays by distinguished contributors which deal with the major facets of Shils’ thought, including his relations with Michael Polanyi, his parallels with Michael Oakeshott, his defense of the traditional university, his fundamental philosophical anthropology, and his important work on such topics as tradition, civility, and the nation. As an introduction to this complex and original thinker, it will be of interest to scholars and students in a number of fields, including sociology and social theory, but also to anyone interested in the intellectual life as it was lived in the mid-twentieth century, in the face of the Cold War and ideological struggle.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

Edward Shils was a major intellectual and social thinker of the mid-twentieth century. This collection captures the major facets the thought of this complex and controversial figure.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: discovering and rediscovering Shils – Stephen P. Turner
1 The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils – Steven Grosby
2 The sociologist as human scientist: the meaning of Shils – Thomas Schneider
3 The recovery of tradition – Lenore T. Ealy
4 Edward Shils and Michael Polanyi: the terms of engagement – Phil Mullins
5 Shils, Mannheim, and ideology – Christopher Adair-Toteff
6 Shils and Oakeshott – Efraim Podoksik
7 Edward Shils on pluralism and civility – Richard Boyd
8 Nations, nationality and civil society in the work of Edward Shils – Peter Mentzel
9 Shils and the intellectuals – Jeff Pooley
10 Edward Shils and his <i>Portraits</i> – Bryan Turner
11 Edward Shils: defender of the traditional university – Philip G. Altbach
12 Concluding comments: Edward Shils—The ‘Outsider’ – Christopher Adair-Toteff
Appendix: Bibliography of the published works of Professor Edward Shils – C. C. Schnusenberg and G. B. Neavill
Index

Autorenportrait

Christopher Adair-Toteff is a Fellow at the Center for Social and Political Thought at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Kent, Canterbury

Stephen Turner is Distinguished University Professor at the University of South Florida, Tampa

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Edward Shils was a central figure in twentieth-century social thought, as well as a pioneer in the social study of science and the academic study of universities themselves. He held appointments both at Chicago and Cambridge and was a crucial link between British and American intellectual life. This is the first book to focus entirely on Shils, whose anomalous role across diverse disciplines and institutions has previously obscured both his thought and its relation to other major thinkers.
The volume collects essays by distinguished contributors who deal with the major aspects of Shils’ thought, including his relations with Michael Polanyi, his parallels with Michael Oakeshott, his defense of the traditional university, his fundamental philosophical anthropology, and his important work on tradition, civility and the nation.
This collection provides the most comprehensive picture yet of Shils as a thinker, and forms a valuable introduction to this complex, original and often controversial figure, who was important in documenting the lives of academics and the fate of the academic ethic. It offers a detailed analysis of his key themes, ideas and abiding interests in such topics as the academic tradition and the relations between social bonds, as well as explaining his continuing relevance today. It will be of interest to scholars and students in a number of fields, including sociology and social theory, as well as those interested in the intellectual life of the mid-twentieth century.