Community and the Long Shadow of the Analytic: Rieffian Pessimism in Social Thought

This paper sets out to explore the thinking and the direct and often indirect influence of the social theorist Philip Rieff on later generations of social theorists, especially in regard to the key sociological concept of community. It is argued that the work of this culturally-conservative social t...

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Main Author: Peter McMylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/3/612