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19On Post-Philosophical Sociology: A Reply to Richard KilminsterPhilosophy of the Social Sciences 45 (4-5): 508-514. 2015.This article responds to Richard Kilminster’s critique of my earlier article published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences, which raised questions about the status and limits of Norbert Elias’s sociology of knowledge. The article takes issue with Kilminster’s claim that the earlier piece identified “fatal” flaws in Elias’s approach and aimed at re-asserting philosophical authority over the social sciences. It is argued that, on the contrary, the earlier article was broadly sympathetic to Elias’…Read more
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7Book review: The Unmasking Style in Social Theory (review)European Journal of Social Theory 24 (1): 160-164. 2021.
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Norbert Elias and Hannah Arendt on philosophy, sociology and scienceIn François Dépelteau & Tatiana Savoia Landini (eds.), Norbert Elias and social theory, Palgrave-macmillan. 2013.
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6The Anthem companion to Hannah Arendt (edited book)Anthem Press. 2017.The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt offers a unique collection of essays on one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. Consisting of a substantial introduction and nine chapters, the companion encompasses Arendt's major works -- The Origins of Totalitarianism, The Human Condition, Eichmann in Jerusalem, On Revolution and The Life of the Mind -- and most salient arguments. The volume also examines Arendt's intellectual relationships with Max Weber, Karl Mannheim, David Riesman and other …Read more
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Hannah Arendt on thinking, personhood and meaningIn Peter Baehr & Philip Walsh (eds.), The Anthem companion to Hannah Arendt, Anthem Press. 2017.
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10Arendt Contra Sociology: Theory, Society and its ScienceRoutledge. 2015.Arendt Contra Sociology re-assesses the relationship between Hannah Arendt's work and the theoretical foundations of sociology, bringing her insights to bear on key themes within contemporary theoretical sociology. Departing from the view of Arendt as a political theorist who sought to rescue politics from society, and political theory from the social sciences, this book re-examines her distinctions between labour, fabrication and action as a theory of the fundamental ontology of human societies…Read more
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4Book review: The Unmasking Style in Social Theory (review)European Journal of Social Theory 24 (1): 160-164. 2021.
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23Is a Post-philosophical Sociology Possible? Insights from Norbert Elias’s Sociology of KnowledgePhilosophy of the Social Sciences 44 (2): 179-200. 2014.This article investigates the status of Norbert Elias’s conception of the sociology of knowledge as the means to provide a new epistemological security for sociology. The author of the article argues that this translates into an effective critique of the underlaboring model of the relationship between philosophy and the social sciences, which is consistent with Elias’s attempt to consolidate his own sociological theory. Nevertheless, the author argues that Elias’s sociology of knowledge runs int…Read more
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127Book Review: Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Why Arendt Matters. New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780300120440. $22.00/ £14.99 (cloth), 240 pp (review)History of the Human Sciences 21 (2): 140-146. 2008.
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12Skepticism, modernity, and critical theoryPalgrave-Macmillan. 2005.This book examines the issue of philosophical skepticism in the light of its relevance for the critique of modernity associated with the Frankfurt School. It situates the problem of skepticism in the context of the history of philosophy and explores its significance for the modern crisis of reason, as manifested in post-Kantian philosophy, which presaged the critical turn toward social theory.
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74The Human Condition as social ontology: Hannah Arendt on society, action and knowledgeHistory of the Human Sciences 24 (2): 120-137. 2011.Hannah Arendt is widely regarded as a political theorist who sought to rescue politics from ‘society’, and political theory from the social sciences. This conventional view has had the effect of distracting attention from many of Arendt’s most important insights concerning the constitution of ‘society’ and the significance of the social sciences. In this article, I argue that Hannah Arendt’s distinctions between labor, work and action, as these are discussed in The Human Condition and elsewhere,…Read more
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