Towards a New Radical Agenda
A Critique of Mainstreamed Sociological Radicalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4841373 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (0009-0003-1819-6080, Duke University) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 111-114 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009430610603500205 |
| OpenAlex | W2026087226 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
However, once we acknowledge that we are living in a world that is changing in intrinsically uncertain ways, what kinds of moral choices are before us? This is the question that Weber raised, but never answered in a satisfactory manner, when he spoke of rationality. (Incidentally, we should remember that substantive is a very bad translation of the German original which was materiell, and that we should really be speaking of material rationality in its contrast with merely formal rationality.) Radical sociologists seem to think they have their moral choices clearly indicated. I would think rather that the subject is never really debated even by them, and certainly not within the confines of sociology. Weber raised the issues in his Munich lectures, but we-the Weberians, the Marxists, and all the others-have collectively buried these issues ever since
Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |