Conceptual Tension Essays on Kinship, Politics, and Individualism |
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| Author:
| Goldstein, Leon J. |
| Editor:
| Schultz, David |
| Foreword by:
| Colapietro, Vincent M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-0423-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Leon J. Goldstein critically examines the philosophical role of concepts and concept formation in the social sciences. The book undertakes a study of concept formation and change by looking at four critical terms in anthropology (kinship), politics (parliament and the general will), and sociology (individualism).
Leon J. Goldstein critically examines the philosophical role of concepts and concept formation in the social sciences. The book undertakes a study of concept formation and change by looking at four critical terms in anthropology (kinship), politics (parliament and the general will), and sociology (individualism).