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Bo Isenberg

Bo Isenberg

Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer

Bo Isenberg

Sociological Essayism – Essayistic Sociology. On the Evolution and Actuality of a Style of Thought in the Postdisciplinary Age

Author

  • Bo Isenberg

Summary, in English

The paper discusses the nature and development of sociology. In particular, it problematizes some aspects of sociology today - sociology in a post disciplinary age and its relate to the novel and the essay as styles of thought. The discussion refers to classical sociology and its provisional, indeed pre disciplinary constitution.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • Sociology
  • essay
  • novel
  • post disciplinary
  • predisciplinary

Conference name

37th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, session: History of Sociology and the Social Sciences

Conference date

2005-07-05

Status

Unpublished