Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Volume 2: Durkheim, Pareto, Weber (Routledge Classics)

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction To The Routledge Classics Edition; Preface; Introduction; Note; 1. Émile Durkheim; I. De La Division Du Travail Social; Ii. Le Suicide; Iii. Les Formes Élémentaires De La Vie Religieuse (1); Iv. Les Formes Élémentaires De La Vie Religieuse (2); V. Las Règles De La Méthode Sociologique; Vi. Socialism; Vii. Philosophy And Morality; Biographical Information; Notes; 2. Vilfredo Pareto; I. Logical And Nonlogical Actions; Ii. Residues; Iii. Residues And Derivations; Iv. From Analysis To Synthesis. This is the second of Raymond Aron's classic two-volume survey of the sociological tradition – arguably the definitive work of its kind. Aron explores the work of three figures who profoundly shaped sociology as it entered the twentieth century: Émile Durkheim, who continued Auguste Comte's quest for a science of society and a scientific validation of morality; Vilfredo Pareto, the Italian'neo-Machiavellian'who emphasized the oligarchic or elitist character of all societies; and the German sociologist Max Weber, who reflected critically on the prospects for human freedom in an age marked by bureaucratization and rationalization. Aron presents rich portraits of these three thinkers, drawing out the enduring insights that remain in their work. At the same time he reflects critically on Durkheim's project for a science of society, Pareto's critique of humanitarianism, and Weber's tragic pessimism. Above all the book is remarkable for demonstrating Aron's lifelong indebtedness to and divergence from the thought of Max Weber, the sociologist par excellence, in Aron's view.This Routledge Classics edition includes an introduction by Daniel J. Mahoney and Brian C. Anderson. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction To The Routledge Classics Edition Preface Introduction Note 1. Émile Durkheim I. De La Division Du Travail Social Ii. Le Suicide Iii. Les Formes Élémentaires De La Vie Religieuse (1) Iv. Les Formes Élémentaires De La Vie Religieuse (2) V. Las Règles De La Méthode Sociologique Vi. Socialism Vii. Philosophy And Morality Biographical Information Notes 2. Vilfredo Pareto I. Logical And Nonlogical Actions Ii. Residues Iii. Residues And Derivations Iv. From Analysis To Synthesis. v. Elites And Cycles Of Mutual DependenceVi. The Significance Of Pareto'S Work Vii. Final Remarks On Pareto Biographical Information Notes 3. Max Weber I. The Conception Of Science Ii. Science And Action Iii. Historical Causality And Sociological Causality: The Ideal Types Iv. Philosophy Of Values And Sociology Of Religion V. The Sociology Of Religion: Economy And Society Vi. Political Sociology Biographical Information Notes Conclusion Notes Bibliographies Index.