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Three Faces of God: Society, Religion, and the Categories of Totality in the Philosophy of Emile Durkheim (S U N Y Series in Religion, Culture, and Society) Donald A. Nielsen
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Three Faces of God: Society, Religion, and the Categories of Totality in the Philosophy of Emile Durkheim (S U N Y Series in Religion, Culture, and Society)
Donald A. Nielsen
Three Faces of God offers a new interpretation of Emile Durkheim's social philosophy. It challenges the current view of him as primarily a scientific sociologist who identified sociology with the study of collective representations. Nielsen argues that Durkheim was a sociological monist who developed a concept of social substance and a theory of society, religion and the categories of understanding strikingly similar to Spinoza's philosophy. The book provides a comprehensive examination of Durkheim's major and minor writings, especially his theory of religion and the categories, and compares his work with Aristotle, Bacon, Kant, and Renouvier. The author places Durkheim's thought in the context of an encounter between traditional religious ideals, especially Judaism, and modernizing scientific and philosophical currents.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 12, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780791440360 |
| Publishers | State University of New York Press |
| Pages | 294 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 230 × 20 mm · 394 g |
| Language | English |
