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Political thought since the Enlightenment has turned largely on an apparent opposition between society and the individual. From this has emerged a libertarian argument that society and social facts are actually meaningless notions. Philosophy has largely lost interest in the question with the advent of positivism, yet positivism is itself a contentious proposition.
The validity of the idea of “society” has been taken up in two books with maddeningly similar titles. The first, The Construction of ...more
The validity of the idea of “society” has been taken up in two books with maddeningly similar titles. The first, The Construction of ...more
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