Vilfredo Paretos Contributions to Modern Social Theory - A Centennial Appraisal

This volume seeks to restore Vilfredo Pareto to his rightful place in the history of social and economic thought, assessing his many contributions to the social sciences, while exploring both his continuing relevance to social research and the influence of his thought on subsequent developments in sociology and social theory.

List of contents

1. Pareto: A Centennial Appraisal 2. Non-Logical Action and Emotions in Pareto's Sociology 3. Pareto's Economics: From Utility to Ophelimity 4. Differing Twins: Economy, Society, and Politics in Pareto and Sombart 5. Aron and Pareto 6. Pareto and Friedrich: The Harvard Elite Story 7. Talcott Parsons and Vilfredo Pareto 8. Reasons as Causes: Pareto on Rationality and Irrationality in Action 9. The Social Turnover of Pareto: Sociology between Naturalization and Socialization 10. Pareto's Political Sociology 11. Concluding Comments

About the author

Christopher Adair-Toteff is Fellow at the Center for Social and Political Thought, University of South Florida, USA. A philosopher, sociologist, and social theorist, he has published widely in the field of classical sociology. He is the author of Raymond Aron's Philosophy of Political Responsibility, Max Weber's Sociology of Religion, Fundamental Concepts in Max Weber's Sociology of Religion, Reintroducing Toennies and Money, Value, and Capital: The Early Austrian School of Economics. He is the editor of The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch and The Anthem Companion to Ferdinand Tönnies and the co-editor of The Calling of Social Thought: Rediscovering the Work of Edward Shils and The Anthem Companion to Raymond Aron.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher (University of South Flo Adair-Toteff
• Assisted by: Adair-Toteff Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032305196
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230519-6
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Political science and theory, Economic theory and philosophy