Sociology 2270A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Nomothetic
13 Apr 2020
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Lecture 4 - the enlightenment and the public sphere. 3 things to note about the sociological theorists we cover thus term (c/o mills): History for sociology: we need to widen our view of people and society beyond the immediate present, but: not just knowing historical facts but also processes, the difference between ideographic and nomothetic approaches to inquiry. "neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both" Increased distinction between public and private life: notion of "civil society" - society as the free product of private individuals, developing of large scale markets, capitalism and modern industry, massie economic changes. The enlightenment: my contention: start with the enlightenment in order to understand our time. If they don"t, it is as a result of some sort of restraint/restriction of society, or from cowardness of the individual.
