Science and the Modern World

Science and the Modern World

by Alfred North Whitehead (Author), Alfred North Whitehead (Author)

Synopsis

The fullest general statement of Max Weber's sociological theory to appear in any of his writings, The Theory of Social and Economic Organization is an introduction to Weber's ambitious comparitive study of the sociological and institutional foundations of the modern economic and social order. In this work originally published in German in 1920, Weber discusses the analytical methods of sociology and, at the same time, presents a devastating critique of prevailing sociological theory and of its universalist, determinist underpinnings. None of Weber's other writings offers the reader such a grasp of his theories; none displays so clearly his erudition, the scope of his interests, and his analytical powers.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 228
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 11 Apr 1970

ISBN 10: 0684836394
ISBN 13: 9780684836393

Author Bio
An English mathematician and philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead provided the foundation for the shool of thought known as process philosophy. With an academic career that spanned from Cambridge to Harvard, Whitehead wrote extensively on mathematics, metaphysis, and philosophy. He died in Massachusetts in 1947.