The new pragmatist sociology : inquiry, agency, and democracy / edited by Neil Gross, Isaac Ariail Reed, and Christopher Winship.
| Other author | Gross, Neil, 1971- editor. |
| Other author | Reed, Isaac (Isaac Ariail), editor. |
| Other author | Winship, Christopher, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2022] |
| Description | vii, 443 pages ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pragmatist sociology : histories and possibilities / Isaac Ariail Reed, Neil Gross and Christopher Winship -- What sociologists should get out of pragmatism / John Levi Martin -- Self-reflection and social responsibility in research : lessons from early pragmatist historical investigations / Daniel Huebner -- Problem situation misassessment and the financial crisis / Luis Flores and Neil Gross -- Pragmatism, aesthetics and sociology / Daniel Silver -- Disambiguating Dewey; or why pragmatist action theory neither needs nor asks paradigmatic privilege / Joshua Whitford -- Problem solving in action : a Peirceian account / Iddo Tavory and Stefan Timmermans -- Projective and responsive creativity among on-demand workers / Mazen Elfakhani -- Words vs. actions in the network behavior of low-income African Americans / Mario Small, Cayce C. Hughes, Vontrese D. Pamphile, and Jeffrey N. Parker -- Pragmatism and scientific innovation : lessons for and from the sociology of science / Natalie Aviles -- Why do laws need to be practical? The reproduction of cultural variation through pragmatic regulation / Susan Sibley -- Accidental discovery and the pragmatist theory of action : the emergence of a Boston police and black ministers partnership / Christopher Winship -- Pragmatist comparative-historical sociology / Isaac Ariail Reed and Paul Lichterman -- American pragmatism and the dilemma of the Negro / Karida Brown and Luna White -- The public arena : a pragmatist concept of the public sphere / Daniel Cefa̐ui -- Finding the future in pragmatist thought : imagination, teleologies, and public deliberation / Ann Mische. |
| Abstract | "Pragmatist thought is central to sociology. However, sociologists typically encounter pragmatism from a distance, through the works of canonical social scientists including George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer, Erving Goffman, and W. E. B. DuBois, rather than the philosophers who founded the school of thought, such as Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and William James. In The New Pragmatist Sociology, Neil Gross, Isaac Ariail Reed, and Christopher Winship assemble a range of sociologists to address essential ideas in the field and their historical and theoretical connection to classical pragmatism. The book examines questions of methodology, social interaction, and politics across the broad themes of inquiry, agency, and democracy. Essays engage widely and deeply with topics that motivate both pragmatist philosophy and sociology, including rationality, speech, truth, expertise, and methodological pluralism"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version. Inquiry, agency, and democracy. New York : Columbia University Press, [2022] 0231555237 |
| LCCN | 2021045756 |
| ISBN | 9780231203791 |
| ISBN | 9780231203784 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0231203780 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0231203799 trade paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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