Toward a pragmatist sociology : : John Dewey and the legacy of C. Wright Mills / / Robert G. Dunn.

In Toward a Pragmatist Sociology, Robert Dunn explores the relationship between the ideas and principles of philosopher and educator John Dewey and sociologist C. Wright Mills to provide a philosophical and theoretical foundation for the development of a critical and public sociology. Dunn recovers...

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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : : Temple University Press,, 2018.
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (191 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Against Sociological Formalism
  • 2. C. Wright Mills and the Tradition of Social Criticism
  • 3. The Social Pragmatism of John Dewey
  • 4. The Unity of Theory and Practice
  • 5. Values, Social Science, Pragmatism, and Social Critique
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.