Comparison in the Work of Reinhard Bendix

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2247254
AutoresJohn Bendix (University of Pennsylvania, autor de correspondencia), Randall Collins (University of Pennsylvania)
Año1998
Volumen16
Número3
Páginas298-312
Fecha de publicación1998-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0735-2751 • E-ISSN: 1467-9558
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/0735-2751.00060
OpenAlexW2110663950
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas22

Discussions of modes of analysis, as well as the received wisdom about which categories to place scholars in, often obscure the breadth and nature of inquiry a particular figure engaged in. This article provides an examination of Reinhard Bendix's various uses of comparison. The author suggests that, beyond the sociohistorical comparison Bendix was known for, one should also consider his reflexive works, his work on the role of social science and claims for knowledge, and his reflections on the history of ideas, the need for conceptual clarification of terms, and the search for regularities and universals

Epistemology · Problem of universals · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Philosophy · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory