MACS 3910 Chapter 1: Introduction - Why Classical Social Theory 1
1 Jun 2016
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Key questions posed by theories: social order and social change. Individual and society: class and power, morality and rationality. Philosopher"s views are more static and less scientific. Use of ideas for change of world. Believe that there are laws governing the social world (e. g. physical properties). Projects of modernity: apply ideas to real world. Based on a long period of careful observation. Series of propositions about the possible nature of phenomenon. Sociological theory relies on falsification instead of proof (e. g. it was raining therefore it was wet. 2 because it was wet, it was raining. Interrelated and coherent set of ideas and models. Conditions of industrial societies has influenced the development of classical social theory. Theorizing about society prevalent in the modern period (18th and 19th century. Western europe when philosophical engagement my intellectuals, such as. 18th century philosophical thought based on universal perspective on human nature, optimistic about social change.
