Sociological Beginnings: The First Conference of the German Society for Sociology (Liverpool University Press - Studies in European Regional Cultures) (Volume 11)

In 1910, Georg Simmel, Ernst Troeltsch, and others attended the first conference of the German Society for Sociology. "Sociological Beginnings" offers translations of five of the nine papers given there--with topics ranging from the sociology of sociability to the ways in which sociology might be connected to civic life. The book also contains a noteworthy essay by Max Weber, who while supposedly reporting on the business aspects of the Society instead examined the unpopularity of the profession and proposed a set of tenets that might gain sociologists respect from the rest of the scientific community Annotation. This is a translated edition of five of the nine papers and the responses presented at the first conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft f & uuml;r Soziologie (DGS) that was held in 1910. These are seminal contributions by some of the founders of classical German sociology and social theory, including Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Ferdinand T & ouml;nnies, Ernst Troeltsch, and Werner Sombart. A substantial introduction discusses the lives and works of the five thinkers, placing them in the context of Germany in the early twentieth century and discussing their personal and societal connections. The papers, none of which has ever appeared in English, are a remarkable testament to the developing thought of key scholars. The year 1910 was a defining year for German sociology. There were still no sociology schools, departments, or even professorships, but a significant number of important thinkers had published crucial sociological works. Through such publications Ferdinand T & ouml;nnies, Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Werner Sombart and Ernst Troeltsch had founded considerable reputations, and by 1909 the first three had banded together with other scholars to form the DGS. The papers show German sociology at a decisive moment, when these thinkers were at their prime and were engaged in building a new society devoted to investigation of social reality based upon sound scholarly principles and free from biased social dogmatics. The topics continue to have relevance and the exchanges provide a lively dimension, one that is not found simply by reading the books of these five founders of sociological thinking This is a translated edition of five of the nine papers and the responses presented at the first conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS) that was held in 1910. These are seminal contributions by some of the founders of classical German sociology and social theory, including Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Ferdinand Tönnies, Ernst Troeltsch, and Werner Sombart. A substantial introduction discusses the lives and works of the five thinkers, placing them in the context of Germany in the early twentieth century and discussing their personal and societal connections. The papers, none of which has ever appeared in English, are a remarkable testament to the developing thought of key scholars. The year 1910 was a defining year for German sociology. There were still no sociology schools, departments, or even professorships, but a significant number of important thinkers had published crucial sociological works. Through such publications Ferdinand Tönnies, Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Werner Sombart and Ernst Troeltsch had founded considerable reputations, and by 1909 the first three had banded together with other scholars to form the DGS. The papers show German sociology at a decisive moment, when these thinkers were at their prime and were engaged in building a new society devoted to investigation of social reality based upon sound scholarly principles and free from biased social dogmatics. The topics continue to have relevance and the exchanges provide a lively dimension, one that is not found simply by reading the books of these five founders of sociological thinking This is a translated edition of five of the nine papers and the responses presented at the first conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Soziologie (DGS) that was held in 1910. These are seminal contributions by some of the founders of classical German sociology and social theory, including Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Ferdinand Tonnies, Ernst Troeltsch, and Wetner Sombart. A substantial introduction discusses the lives and works of the five thinkers, placing them in the context of Germany in the early twentieth century and discussing their personal and societal connections. The papers, none of which has ever appeared in English, are a remarkable testament to the developing thought of key scholars. The year 1910 was a defining year for German sociology. There were still no sociology schools, departments, or even professorships, but a significant number of important thinkers had published crucial sociological works. Through such publications Ferdinand Tonnies, Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Werner Sombart and Ernst Troeltsch had founded considerable reputations, and by 1909 the first three had banded together with other scholars to form the DGS This Is A Translated Edition Of Five Of The Nine Papers And The Responses Presented At The First Conference Of The Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Soziologie (dgs) That Was Held In 1910. These Are Seminal Contributions By Some Of The Founders Of Classical German Sociology And Social Theory, Including Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Ferdinand Tönnies, Ernst Troeltsch And Werner Sombart. A Substantial Introduction Discusses The Lives And Works Of The Five Thinkers, Placing Them In The Context Of Germany In The Early Twentieth Century And Discussing Their Personal And Societal Connections. [edited By] Christopher Adair-toteff. Selected Conference Papers. Translated From The German. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 132-139) And Index. Translated From The German. Sociological Beginnings offers translations of five papers presented by Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Ferdinand Tönnies, Ernst Troeltsch and Werner Sombart at the First Conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (German Society for Sociology) in 1910. These thinkers believed that it was crucial to develop sociology as a discipline and to provide a forum in which members could discuss issues relevant to society in a non-partisan and scientific manner. The papers combine to provide a comprehensive view of modern society and its problems and challenges as seen by five major thinkers at the