Böcker av Christopher Adair-Toteff

This volume seeks to restore Vilfredo Pareto to his rightful place in the history of social and economic thought, bringing together studies by leading scholars to mark the centenary of his death in 1923. Assessing Pareto's many contributions to the social sciences and his unique integration of the disciplines of sociology, politics, and economics, it addresses the relative neglect of Pareto's work and explores both his continuing relevance to social research and the influence of his thought on subsequent developments in sociology and social theory. As such it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in the history of sociology and the importance of Pareto's thought.

1. Carl Schmitt''s Philosophy2. From Normal Justice to Exceptional Law: 1912-19193. Law, Politics, and Sovereignity: 1919-19234. Chaos Versus Dictator: 1923-1926 5. Politics or Law: 1927-19286. Constitutional Issues: 1928-19317. Constitutional Chaos and Political Turmoil: 1930-19328. Schmitt and the Recovery of Law and Liberalism

Raymond Aron made major investigations into the dialectic between war and peace, and also developed a sophisticated theory of international relations. Despite this, his body of work has been overlooked compared to that of his more famous contemporaries. This book shines a light on both the man and his work on ideological critique, the philosophy of history, international relations and political economy. The book also discusses Aron's political legacy and argues that a number of his critiques and theories can help us address many of the problems and conflicts of the 21st century.

An illuminating account of Raymond Aron's political philosophy and its enduring relevance today

This book helps explain some of Max Weber's key concepts such as charisma, asceticism, mysticism, pariah-people, prophets, salvation, and theodicy and places them within the context of Weber's sociology of religion.