The Social Scientific Gaze examines the discursive formation of academic social science in the historical context of the 'social question', that is, t..
Despite the widespread opinion that calamities foster learning processes, there is much evidence that failure remains the norm. This book explores whe..
First Published in 1980, Manfred S. Frings’ translation of Problems of a Sociology of Knowledge makes available Max Scheler’s important work in sociol..
The book will argue that Marxism underlaboured by critical realism makes a significant difference not only to how education is viewed but also (potent..
This book considers the nature and possibilities of conceptual change and transformation under conditions of globalization, especially with regard to ..
This volume challenges prevailing understanding of the two great founders of sociological thought. In a detailed and systematic way the author demonst..
Carlos Castaneda’s accounts of his meeting with the Yaqui Indian magician Don Juan are well known to sociologists both in Britain and in America. Usin..
First published in 1980, this book presents a study of knowledge and the patterns of social and scientific thought. Keith Dixon argues that traditiona..
First published in 1973, this book is concerned with the question of whether Sociology is, or ought to be, a theoretical science. Keith Dixon argues t..
In this volume the author maintains that sociology must learn to combine the insights of both Durkheim and Marx and that it can only do so on the pres..
First published in 1896, The Theory of Knowledge considers the content and validity of knowledge, and the conditions on which our understanding of kno..
Metatheory for the 21st Century is one of the many exciting results of over four years of in-depth engagement between two communities of scholar-pract..