Review article

Actual Meaning of Classical Sociological Theories

Rade Kalanj ; Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Text is dealing with problematisation of classical sociological theories from the perspective of contemporary sociological thought. According to the opinion that sociology, as well as all other sciences, re-evaluates the actual meaning of its tradition, the text attempts to establish the main present standpoints towards the classical sociological theories. Five typical standpoints are being considered in the text: standpoint of ignorance, standpoint of relativisation, standpoint of indifference, standpoint of subject particularity', and standpoint of continuity. For each of mentioned standpoints the main ideas of their representatives are exposed, as well as their specificity or limitation. The greatest attention is given to the standpoint of continuity because it represents the unique open perspective of development and cultural influence of sociological science.

Keywords

discipline; classics; continuity; culture of sociology; modernity; changes; sociological theory; sociological tradition; science

Hrčak ID:

153843

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/153843

Publication date:

30.6.2002.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 2.176 *