| Three Faces of God: Society, Religion, and the Categories of Totality in the Philosophy of Emile Durkheim Contributor(s): Nielsen, Donald A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791440362 ISBN-13: 9780791440360 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301.01 |
| LCCN: 98024856 |
| Series: Suny Series, Religion, Culture, & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.93" W x 8.92" (0.87 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three Faces of God offers a new interpretation of Emile Durkheim's social philosophy. It challenges the current view of him as primarily a scientific sociologist who identified sociology with the study of collective representations. Nielsen argues that Durkheim was a sociological monist who developed a concept of social substance and a theory of society, religion and the categories of understanding strikingly similar to Spinoza's philosophy. The book provides a comprehensive examination of Durkheim's major and minor writings, especially his theory of religion and the categories, and compares his work with Aristotle, Bacon, Kant, and Renouvier. The author places Durkheim's thought in the context of an encounter between traditional religious ideals, especially Judaism, and modernizing scientific and philosophical currents. |