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Talcott Parsons, Societies: Evolutionary Perspectives
Chapter 1, The Study of Societies
Nov 25, 2022
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Michael G. Heller
#29 Alexander introduces the Theoretical Logic in Sociology
Two polemics and some arguments for a 4-volume work
Mar 11, 2022
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MICHAEL G. HELLER
Subsystems of Society ‘Interpenetrate’ to function
Richard Münch defends Parsons against one of Parsons' students, Niklas Luhmann
Apr 24, 2022
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MICHAEL G. HELLER
Rank over status
Introduction to medieval Type 7
Jan 22
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Michael G. Heller
The Origins of ‘Society’
By William Outhwaite in 'The Future of Society'
Jun 22, 2022
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MICHAEL G. HELLER
Sociological Theory Since The War, by Jeffrey Alexander
The best cure for a false dichotomy is the synthesis of opposites
Nov 5, 2022
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Michael G. Heller
Elster on 'Method' in social science
Methodological Individualism (there is no alternative)
Feb 23
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Michael G. Heller
#24 Maitland on the science of Jurisprudence
Concepts of real, natural, artificial and corporate persons
Mar 3, 2022
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MICHAEL G. HELLER
#11 Coleman on the new constructivist social science
The constructed social environment, the purposive social organization that now surrounds and penetrates most persons’ lives, also generates a demand for…
Feb 18, 2022
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MICHAEL G. HELLER
#14 Public Choice theory's Generality Principle for law and politics
Social sciences analyze the relationships between and among persons, groups, and organizations. This inclusive definition incorporates economic, legal…
Feb 20, 2022
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MICHAEL G. HELLER
Niklas Luhmann, Differentiation, in Theory of Society
Chapter 4 Differentiation System Differentiation Since its inception, sociology has been concerned with differentiation. The term alone deserves…
Mar 19, 2023
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Michael G. Heller
# 15 Weber on the scientific conception of The State, and other concepts
When we inquire as to what corresponds to the idea of the “state” in empirical reality, we find an infinity of diffuse and discrete human actions, both…
Feb 21, 2022
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MICHAEL G. HELLER
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