Suffering and Evil
Publisher： Berghahn Books
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9781845458591
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780857456458
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780857456458
Subject： C913 Social Life and Social Problems
Keyword： null 社会学,哲学理论Philosophical TheorySociology
Language： ENG
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Description
Until recently the subject of suffering and evil was neglected in the sociological world and was almost absent in Durkheimian studies as well. This book aims to fill the gap, with particular reference to the Durkheimian tradition, by exploring the different meanings that the concepts of evil and suffering have in Durkheim's works, together with the general role they play in his sociology. It also examines the meanings and roles of these concepts in relation to suffering and evil in the work of other authors within the group of the Année sociologique up until the beginning of World War II. Finally, the Durkheimian legacy in its wider aspects is assessed, with particular reference to the importance of the Durkheimian categories in understanding and conceptualizing contemporary forms of evil and suffering.
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