{"product_id":"sociological-insights-of-great-thinkers-christofer-edling-9780313384707","title":"Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers: Sociology through Literature, Philosophy, and Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, leading sociologists expand the scope of their discipline by revealing the sociological aspects of the works of great philosophers, scientists, and writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSociologists have long recognized that sociological insight can be gleaned from creative thinkers outside their formal discipline. \u003ci\u003eSociological Insights of Great Thinkers: Sociology through Literature, Philosophy, and Science\u003c\/i\u003e captures and examines those insights in 32 essays that discuss scholars and writers not normally associated with any sociological school of thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing a tradition of enriching the sociological toolkit by finding influence in philosophy and literature, the volume's contributors--an international group of renowned scholars--eschew biography to focus solely on sociological interpretations that can be drawn from the work of many of history's preeminent thinkers. Among the book's subjects are philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, Kant, and Cassirer; scientists such as Darwin and Galileo; and authors such as Kafka, Proust, and Shakespeare. The essays not only allow readers to see such thinkers in a new light, but underscore the fact that sociological questions have lain at the very heart of humanity throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christofer Edling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313384703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313384707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 125","brand":"Christofer Edling","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47199841452287,"sku":"9780313384707","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fdd040fd-d565-428a-ad99-8e62771e78fc.jpg?v=1756785356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sociological-insights-of-great-thinkers-christofer-edling-9780313384707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}