Conceptual Tension: Essays on Kinship, Politics, and Individualism

Conceptual Tension: Essays on Kinship, Politics, and Individualism

Leon J. Goldstein, David Schultz (Editor), Vincent M. Colapietro (Foreword by)
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Publication Date: November 15th, 2014
Publisher:
Lexington Books
ISBN:
9781498504225
Pages:
206
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Description

Leon J. Goldstein critically examines the philosophical role of concepts and concept formation in the social sciences. The book undertakes a study of concept formation and change by looking at four critical terms in anthropology (kinship), politics (parliament and the general will), and sociology (individualism).

About the Author

Leon J. Goldstein was professor in the Department of Philosophy at Binghamton University from 1963 until 2002. He also lectured at Brandeis University, City College of New York, and at the University of Haifa. David Schultz is professor of political science at Hamline University. He also holds an appointment at the University of Minnesota Law School.