More than a work of reconstruction, arons study is, at its deepest level, an engagement with the question of modernity. In this second volume of main currents of sociological thought, raymond aron continues the analysis, begun in the first volume, of the great doctrines of historical sociology. Montesquieu, comte, marx, tocquevillethe sociologists and the. Pierre manent on raymond aron and leo strauss voegelinview. He authored more than forty books, including main currents in. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view.
He is best known for his 1955 book the opium of the intellectuals, the title of which inverts karl marx s claim that religion was the opium of the people aron argues. Raymond aron, richard howard, helen weaver, american journal of sociology 73, no. In a corpus as capacious as raymond arons, many books might qualify as his. His work, therefore, may be described as a critical analysis of french history since about 1750, from the standpoint of a sociologist who asks himself why the liberal tradition has. The honored outsider raymond aron as sociologist article pdf available in sociological theory 312. Publication date 1970 topics sociology history publisher anchor books. Ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. The first volume, the philosopher in history, 190555, is examines the development of his philosophical. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click download or read online button to raymondaronvolume1 book pdf for free now. Main currents in sociological thought by raymond aron. Download raymond aron and liberal thought in the pdf books. His book main currents in sociological thought was hailed a masterpiece. He authored more than forty books, including main currents in sociological.
He was a professor of social philosophy at the university of. Raymond aron 19051983 was the foremost political and social theorist of postworld war ii france known for his skeptical analyses of leftist ideologies. Its invocation of arons speech is extraordinarily suggestive and very true. This is the second volume of raymond arons planned trilogy on the history of sociological thought. How can we best tell the story of the development of sociology as an empirical social science. The essence of western culture, the basis of its success, the secret of its wide influence, is liberty.
Montesquieu, comte, marx, tocquevillethe sociologists and the revolution of 1848. The first volume, the philosopher in history, 190555, is examines the development of his philosophical stance in the turbulent years before the second world war. British sociology and raymond aron peter baehr introduction some thinkers, nietzsche observed, are born posthumously. Raymond aron as historian of sociology how can we best tell the story of the development of sociology as an empirical social science.
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