Individualism in Modern Thought: From Adam Smith to Hayek
Author:   Lorenzo Infantino
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415757522


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   27 February 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Individualism in Modern Thought: From Adam Smith to Hayek


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This book is a comprehensive survey of methodological individualism in social, political and economic thought from the Enlightenment to the 20th century. Exploring the works of such figures as de Mandeville, Smith, Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Simmel, Weber, Hayek, Popper and Parsons, this study underlines the contrasts between methodological collectivism and methodological individualism. The detailed analysis offered here also reveals the theoretical presuppositions behind the collectivist and individualist traditions and the practical consequences of their applications. Infantino concludes in favour of individualism.

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Author:   Lorenzo Infantino
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780415757522


ISBN 10:   0415757525
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   27 February 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Bernard De Mandeville and Adam Smith; Chapter 3 Which Method?; Chapter 4 Durkheim and the Application of the Collectivistic Method; Chapter 5 Is an ‘Individualistic’ Reading of Durkheim Possible?; Chapter 6 Economists and Sociologists Compared; Chapter 7 The Early Parsons; Chapter 8 Conclusions;

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Lorenzo Infantino is Professor of Sociology at Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, Rome.

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