Sociology of Rationality: Critiques and Creative Conversations

By: Soumyajit Patra and Tattwamasi Paltasingh

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Synopsis: This book is a socio-historical analysis of rationalism as a world view – that guides many of our actions in concrete everyday life – and as a philosophy – that guides our epistemological understanding of the reality around us. It explores the multifaceted manifestations of the idea in the Enlightenment philosophy, modern sociological theorising and post-structural standpoints. The volume also critiques rationality from feminist, subaltern and postcolonial perspectives. Finally, it delves into the multi-layered sociological significances of rationalisation of different domains of life. Transdisciplinary in scope and with essays by foremost scholars in the field, this volume will be a major intervention across the humanities and the social sciences. It will be of interest to students and researchers in sociology, anthropology, history, philosophy, gender studies, political science, cultural anthropology, education, and religious studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040165003
Related ISBNs:: 9781003536031, 9781040164983, 9781032880617, 9781032880600
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/15/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Soumyajit Patra and Tattwamasi Paltasingh
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Philosophy
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Edited by:: Soumyajit Patra
Edited by:: Tattwamasi Paltasingh