Humanist Realism for Sociologists

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Terry Leahy

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Series:

Routledge Advances in Sociology

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Recent critiques treat humanism as a mistaken value framework. Indeed, the concept of human nature is in fact essential for sociology, but is often being denied at the same time as it appears without acknowledgement. While classic authors can show us how to connect an ethics with a concept of human nature, current humanists must tackle the sociobiological view of human nature and interrogate humanism in the light of the ecological crisis. Humanist Realism for Sociologists both explains and explores some of the main arguments surrounding humanism put forward by classic social theorists such as Aristotle, Marx and Weber, as well as more contemporary authors, such as Braidotti, Oakley, Weedon, Firestone, Connell, Flyvjberg, Foucault and Bourdieu. A must-have tool for understanding how value perspectives cannot be eliminated from the social sciences, this book is essential for undergraduates, postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers interested in the fields of sociology, anthropology, women’s studies, social work, human geography, political philosophy and ecology.

Author Biography:

Dr Terry Leahy is a sociologist from the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Release date NZ

December 21st, 2016

Author

Terry Leahy

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

254

Series

Routledge Advances in Sociology

ISBN-13

9781138644960

Product ID

25725295

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