Humanist Realism for Sociologists

by Terrence Leahy

Book Overview

Recent critiques treat humanism as a mistaken value framework. Indeed, the concept of human nature is in fact essential for sociology, but is often being denied at the same time as it appears without acknowledgement.

While classic authors can show us how to connect an ethics with a concept of human nature, current humanists must tackle the sociobiological view of human nature and interrogate humanism in the light of the ecological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367876981
• ISBN13: 9780367876982
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"