Donald Nathan Levine
Biographic Data
| ID | 8534729 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald Nathan Levine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald Nathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Levine |
| SIGNATURE | LEVINE D N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Merton's Ambivalence Towards Autonomous Theory -- and Ours
Using the term ambivalence in the title of a talk honoring the life and work of Robert K. Merton seems perfectly plausible. For one thing, the man himself was the object of considerable ambivalence. Evoking the (expectable) negative sentiment customarily directed against outstanding public figures, Merton was resented for ways in which he appeared to deploy an interest in others in manipulative ways and to pursue a seemingly insatiable agenda of …
Visions of the sociological tradition
This book is a masterful account of the social science enterprise by one of its most accomplished practitioners. Moving from the origins of systematic knowledge in ancient Greece to the present day, Donald Levine offers a richly detailed, ingeniously organized introduction to the cornerstone works of Western social thought. Visions has three meanings, each of which corresponds to a part of the book. In Part One, Levine presents the ways sociologi…
Greater Ethiopia
Visions of the sociological tradition
This book is a masterful account of the social science enterprise by one of its most accomplished practitioners. Moving from the origins of systematic knowledge in ancient Greece to the present day, Donald Levine offers a richly detailed, ingeniously organized introduction to the cornerstone works of Western social thought. Visions has three meanings, each of which corresponds to a part of the book. In Part One, Levine presents the ways sociologi…
Greater Ethiopia
Visions of the sociological tradition
This book is a masterful account of the social science enterprise by one of its most accomplished practitioners. Moving from the origins of systematic knowledge in ancient Greece to the present day, Donald Levine offers a richly detailed, ingeniously organized introduction to the cornerstone works of Western social thought. Visions has three meanings, each of which corresponds to a part of the book. In Part One, Levine presents the ways sociologi…
Merton's Ambivalence Towards Autonomous Theory -- and Ours
Using the term ambivalence in the title of a talk honoring the life and work of Robert K. Merton seems perfectly plausible. For one thing, the man himself was the object of considerable ambivalence. Evoking the (expectable) negative sentiment customarily directed against outstanding public figures, Merton was resented for ways in which he appeared to deploy an interest in others in manipulative ways and to pursue a seemingly insatiable agenda of …
History (2 works) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Blame (1 work) · Case studies (1 work) · civilization (1 work) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Ethiopia (1 work) · Ethnology (1 work) · Generosity (1 work)