A. N. Whitehead and Social Theory: Tracing a Culture of Thought (Key Issues in Modern Sociology)
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A. N. Whitehead and Social Theory: Tracing a Culture of Thought (Key Issues in Modern Sociology)
A. N. Whitehead and Social Theory: Tracing a Culture of Thought (Key Issues in Modern Sociology)

A. N. Whitehead and Social Theory: Tracing a Culture of Thought (Key Issues in Modern Sociology)

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Michael Halewood (Author)  

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The contemporary importance of A. N. Whitehead (1861-1947) lies in his direct yet productive challenge to the culture of thought inherent in modernity, a challenge that suffuses science, social theory and philosophy alike. Unlike some of the more destructive aspects of postmodernism and poststructuralism, Whitehead's diagnosis of the conceptual fault lines of the modern era does not entail a passive relativism. Instead, he calls for a renewal of our concepts, offering a positive, philosophical approach based on becoming, relativity, and a reconception of subjectivity and the social. This book outlines Whitehead's philosophy, using it to reorient a range of specific questions and topics within contemporary social theory.
Michael Halewood is a Senior Lecturer in Social Theory at the University of Essex. He has published articles and chapters on Whitehead's relation to Deleuze, Badiou and Butler, as well as pieces on John Dewey, subjectivity and materiality, the body, language and sociality. He has also edited a special section of the journal 'Theory, Culture and Society' dedicated to Whitehead, and is an International Academic Advisor to the Whitehead Research Project.
  • Contributor: Michael Halewood
  • Imprint: Anthem Press
  • ISBN13: 9781783080694
  • Number of Pages: 198
  • Packaged Dimensions: 153x229x26mm
  • Packaged Weight: 454
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Anthem Press
  • Release Date: 2013-10-01
  • Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Michael Halewood is a Senior Lecturer in Social Theory at the University of Essex. He has published articles and chapters on Whitehead's relation to Deleuze, Badiou and Butler, as well as pieces on John Dewey, subjectivity and materiality, the body, language and sociality. He has also edited a special section of the journal 'Theory, Culture and Society' dedicated to Whitehead, and is an International Academic Advisor to the Whitehead Research Project.

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