{"product_id":"tomoo-otaka-derek-robbins-9781789977493","title":"Tomoo Otaka: Foundation of a Theory of Social Association, 1932","description":"\u003cp\u003eTomoo Otaka (1899-1956) studied philosophy at the University of Kyoto in the mid-1920s. \u003ci\u003eThe Grundlegung der Lehre vom sozialen Verband\u003c\/i\u003e [Foundation of a theory of social association] was the product of a three-year European visit (1929-1932) in which he studied in Vienna with Hans Kelsen and in Freiburg with Edmund Husserl.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOtaka deployed Husserl's theory of knowledge to criticise the work of various contemporary German sociologists, arguing that there was a need to reframe social scientifi c research. He also criticised Kelsen's pure law theory, presenting a different view of the nature and function of law within and between nation states. He promoted an ontological science of society, but his book offered a philosophy of social science without applying that science to itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his Introduction to his translation, Derek Robbins (author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bourdieu paradigm\u003c\/i\u003e, 2019) suggests that assessing Otaka's text and its context contributes to an understanding of the development of Bourdieu's conceptual apparatus. In turn, the application of Bourdieu's thinking to Otaka's theory generates the refl exivity which it requires but did not offer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume comprises three Parts: an Introduction, the translated text, and a collection of commentaries from four international scholars who offer invaluable insights into Otaka's work from different perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Robbins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789977495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789977493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.79d","brand":"Derek Robbins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44181167243519,"sku":"9781789977493","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2063b56e-c7bc-4213-aa2c-0bb0a8583d77.jpg?v=1690258927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tomoo-otaka-derek-robbins-9781789977493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}