Sociology 2240E Study Guide - Nominalism, Atomism, Social Change
10 Dec 2013
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Multiple ways of knowing the world - intuition, religion, art. , music, magic - each equally valid reason. Attack enlightenment image of the social (society) Rational: science- has limits, cannot have unbiased, perfect knowledge of the world, multiple ways of knowing the world i. e. religion, art, music, magic, intuition all equally valid, we"re emotional and rationality is severely limited. Reason: kant & hume attack reason cause, time, and space are hardwired in brains. Emotion (deny our potential for perfectibility: tied to our physical/biological nature, emotion exerts limits on our ability to be rational and reasonable. Most famous for book called reflections on the revolution in france : idea was not to make the mistake that the french made, plays with idea of organicism (idea of system) People have multiple pro-social tendencies by nature (i. e. sociality, willingness to trust) Must be properly regulated in order to produce a social bond (require language, tradition, and social order)
