A Global Academic Change Theory in Philosophy and Sociology (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: (USA) R. Collins
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Publish Date: 2004-02-04
Features: The Sociological Theory of Philosophy is a book with a tremendous impact worldwide. It showcases rich content in the humanities and social sciences and was awarded the American Sociological Association's Outstanding Academic Book Award in 1999. Standing at the height of philosophy and with a global perspective, R. Collins traces the philosophical trends of ancient Greece, China, Japan, India, the medieval Christian world, and modern Europe, distilling a theory of global academic change. This theory avoids reducing ideas solely to the influence of society or to the construction of local meanings. The author pays particular attention to the social positioning of human thought. Upon its publication, the book was quickly translated into multiple languages and garnered attention from the global academic community.