Pragmatic Humanism: On the Nature and Value of Sociological Knowledge
Author:   Marcus Morgan (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138808751


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   04 February 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Pragmatic Humanism: On the Nature and Value of Sociological Knowledge


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Author:   Marcus Morgan (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781138808751


ISBN 10:   113880875
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   04 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Introduction: Exhuming Humanism 2. The Phoenix of Humanism 3. A Humanistic Conception of Knowledge and Its Political Implications 4. Beginning with Ends: From Technocratic to Transformative Knowledge 5. The Poverty of Moral Philosophy and the Strength of Sociological ‘Ethics’ 6. The Responsibility for Sociological Hope 7. The Value of a Humanistic Sociology

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Marcus Morgan is a Research Associate in the Sociology Department at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and College Lecturer at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. He is the author, with Patrick Baert, of Conflict in the Academy: A Study in the Sociology of Intellectuals.

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