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This book illustrates the applicability of the seminal and controversial metaphor of the 'invisible hand' in modern sociological theory. It shows that sociologists have long been part of a field mainly associated with economists and political philosophers. Though unlike the framing that bu...
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| Group Author: | ; ; ; |
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| Published: |
Peter Lang GmbH,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Studies in social sciences, philosophy and history of ideas,
volume 20 |
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| Summary: |
This book illustrates the applicability of the seminal and controversial metaphor of the 'invisible hand' in modern sociological theory. It shows that sociologists have long been part of a field mainly associated with economists and political philosophers. Though unlike the framing that builds directly on Adam Smith, sociological theory focuses on undesirable and perverse outcomes. Furthermore, the sociological angle favors the explanation of invisible hand-like mechanisms as contingent upon social structures and broader processes. Thus, it goes beyond its classical formulation in terms of i |
| Carrier Form: | 429 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783631672327 3631672322 |
| Index Number: | HM585 |
| CLC: |
F0-05 C91 |
| Call Number: | C91/S678-42 |