This collection of essays treats the historical, philosophical and literary dimensions of Simone de Beauvoir's thought and celebrates the 50th anniversary of her "The Second Sex". It locates her work in the intellectual and political upheavals of Paris in the 1930s and 1940s and…
Examines the concept of an assemblage of heterogeneous components Gilles Deleuze considered his concept of "assemblage" to be one of his most important contributions to philosophy. Yet he never developed it consistently and systematically, whether in his own books or those co-au…
Anthony Giddens is one of the world's most prominent and prolific sociologists, and yet his ideas often prove difficult for the ing 9.4.30ning student of sociology. This is an introduction to the work Kommando:] including the major part of his sociological and social theoretical…
In this volume, the author examines how work has become unstable in the modern world and presents a new vision for the future. He begins by describing how the traditional work society, with its life-long job paths, is giving way to a much less stable world in which skills can be…
Often lost in the debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what is being constructed. Particularly troublesome in this area is the status of the natural sciences, where there is conflict between biological and social approaches to mental illness, and in…
Den franske revolutions ideologiske hovedværk, der forbinder kravene om personlig og politisk frihed med økonomiske, sociale og kulturelle rettigheder i visionen om et gennemført demokratisk samfund.
In his recent writings on religion and secularization, Habermas has challenged reason to clarify its relation to religious experience and to engage religions in a constructive dialogue. Given the global challenges facing humanity, nothing is more dangerous than the refusal to co…
by Weber, Max, Mommsen, Wolfgang J., Osterhammel, Jürgen
