Dialectics in Social Thought The Present Crisis [Hardcover]

Dialectics in Social Thought examines the work of thinkers who used dialectics in their attempts to understand the world. Among them are foundational thinkers such as Marx, Freud, and Nietzsche; seminal social critics of the last century such as Camus and Sartre; and current contributors like Badiou, Ranci?re, and }i~ek.1. Introduction: Dialectics and Social Thought 2. Marx and the Dialectic of Capital 3. Freud and the Dialectic of Psychology 4. Peirce, Mead, Goffman, and Interactional Social Science 5. Culture and Society 6. Critical Theories 7. Rebellion 8. The Phenomenologists 9. Contemporary Social Thought: Agamben to Zizek 10. Dialectics of Contemporary Society and the Present Crisis

This book distinguishes itself by placing its central emphasis on the dialectical character of social thought(s), while seeking to reveal the value of dialectical thinking for the analysis of the contemporary social world. & this rich and timely book is highly likely to appeal to anyone interested in addressing the theoretical challenges posed by the neoliberal condition. (Charles Masquelier, Sociology, Vol. 50 (3), June, 2016)

Geoffrey R. Skoll is emeritus faculty member in Criminal Justice at Buffalo State College, USA. Previous books include Contemporary Criminology and Criminal Justice Theory (2009) and Social Theory of Fear (2010).

Skoll's book sheds light on a thorough examination of postmodern society, which leads readers to understand the state of uncertainty and vulnerability everyone faces today. The success of liberal thought rests on the fractional field of knowledge it produces. Not only is this world overwhelming complex but also alludes to obscure the dialectics. This master-work unearths the contributions of psychoanalysis and transference to explore the social institutions and their produced subject: a necessary meditation, which discusses the role of social science in next years. Undoubtely, Dialectics in Social TholS+