Diagnosing social pathology Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, and Durkheim

"This chapter offers some preliminary thoughts about the general concept of social pathology and its usefulness for social philosophy. The first section distinguishes five conceptions of social illness that differ from the one I endorse in this book. Following that I discuss various advantages...

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1. Verfasser: Neuhouser, Frederick (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK, New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2023
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Zusammenfassung:"This chapter offers some preliminary thoughts about the general concept of social pathology and its usefulness for social philosophy. The first section distinguishes five conceptions of social illness that differ from the one I endorse in this book. Following that I discuss various advantages and disadvantages of the concept of social pathology. Finally, analyzing a little-known example of Rousseau's I illustrate various possible features of a sick society that help to illustrate how that concept aids us in understanding and evaluating social reality"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xxii, 364 Seiten
ISBN:9781009235037
978-1-009-23503-7