did-you-know? rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

did-you-know? rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

9780791455647

Classical Horizons: The Origins of Sociology in Ancient Greece

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780791455647

  • ISBN10:

    0791455645

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-11-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
List Price: $31.95 Save up to $10.39
  • Rent Book $21.56
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    SPECIAL ORDER: 1-2 WEEKS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

How To: Textbook Rental

Looking to rent a book? Rent Classical Horizons: The Origins of Sociology in Ancient Greece [ISBN: 9780791455647] for the semester, quarter, and short term or search our site for other textbooks by McCarthy, George E.. Renting a textbook can save you up to 90% from the cost of buying.

Summary

This work relocates the origins of nineteenth-century social theory in classical Greece and focuses on three figures: Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim, all of whom wrote dissertations on the culture and structure of ancient society. Greek philosophy, art, and politics inspired their ideas, stirred their imaginations, and defined their intellectual horizons. McCarthy rediscovers the forgotten dreams and classical horizons of these European social theorists and uncovers the close connections between sociology and philosophy, offering new insights into the methods, theories, and approaches of modern social science.

Author Biography

George E. McCarthy is the National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at Kenyon College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Critique of the Enlightenment and Return to Classical Antiquity 1(14)
Athenian Democracy and the Critique of Political Economy
15(49)
Karl Marx
Science and Nature in Democritus and Epicurus
17(5)
Nature, Praxis, and Social Objectivity
22(3)
Classical Needs and Neoclassical Aesthetics
25(9)
Ancient and Modern Democracy
34(8)
Greek Social Justice and Political Economy in Capital
42(5)
Rationalization of Production and the Logic of Capital
47(4)
Greek Physics and Marx's Dialectical Science
51(8)
Classical Antiquity and the Ancient Mode of Production
59(5)
Greek Tragedy and the Rationalization of Society
64(47)
Max Weber
Classical Antiquity and Ancient Capitalism
67(5)
Capitalism and Democracy in the Greek Polis
72(3)
Decline of the Roman Empire and the Rise of Modern Capitalism
75(4)
Nietzsche and the Origins of Greek Tragedy
79(6)
Existential Nihilism and the Perspectivism of Science
85(3)
History of Western Science from Plato to the Present
88(4)
Prophets of Positivism and the Politics of Science
92(7)
Rationalization and the Eclipse of Reason
99(4)
Classical Humanism and Historical Economics
103(8)
Greek Polis and the Solidarity of the Conscience Collective
111(46)
Emile Durkheim
Aristotle, Montesquieu, and the Foundations of Sociology
113(5)
Origins of Society in Rousseau and Aristotle
118(3)
Epistemology and Existentialism in Kant and Schopenhauer
121(3)
Platonic Rationalism and the Sophistry of Pragmatism
124(7)
Collective Representations as Social Epistemology
131(7)
Hellenic Solidarity and Modern Anomie
138(9)
Classical Pedagogy and Modern Politics
147(3)
Classical Justice Informing Social Democracy
150(7)
Awakening Classical Dreams: Synthesis of Ancient Justice and Modern Social Science
157(12)
Notes 169(24)
Index 193

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program