The Selected Papers of Edward Shils, Volume 3: The Calling of Sociology and Other Essays on the Pursuit of Learning (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780226753232)

This third volume of the Selected Papers of Edward Shils brings together ten essays, three of which have never been published before and all the others of which have been completely revised and elaborated. They deal with the history of American and European sociology as an intellectual undertaking and as a means to the attainment of practical ends. Professor Shils's main themes are the influence of ethical and practical intentions on scholarly study in the social sciences, the autonomy of the intellectual tradition of sociology, and the significance of the institutional organization of sociological teaching and research.


Author: Edward Shils
ISBN-10: 0226753239
ISBN-13: 9780226753232
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1980
Pages: 504
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.57h x 5.81w x 1.31d