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Between literature and science: the rise of sociology

By Wolf Lepenies

Book information

Publisher
University of Cambridge
Year
1988
ISBN
0521338107
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
51 MB (53597083 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
199\199
Time added
2021-01-23 21:38:10

Description

The theme of this book is the conflict that arose in the early nineteenth century between the literary and scientific intellectuals of Europe, as they competed for recognition as the chief analysts of the new industrial society in which they lived. Sociology was conceived as the third major discipline, a hybrid of the scientific and literary traditions. The author chronicles the rise of the new discipline by discussing the lives and works of the most prominent thinkers of the time, in England, France, and Germany. The book presents a penetrating study of idealists grappling with reality when industrial society was in its infancy.

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