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
Subjects:	Philip Rieff Richard Sennett Christopher Lasch community analytic attitude Marx Freud
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/3/612

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spelling	doaj-742fab3589014209a62f170d2c80db7d2020-11-25T00:29:59ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602015-08-014361262910.3390/socsci4030612socsci4030612Community and the Long Shadow of the Analytic: Rieffian Pessimism in Social ThoughtPeter McMylor0School of Social Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, UKThis 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 theorist has had a powerful, if somewhat shadowy, influence on such key radical critics of modern societies such as Christopher Lasch and Richard Sennett, revealing the need to acknowledge the significant resources of a Rieffian cultural sociology for critical thought.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/3/612Philip RieffRichard SennettChristopher Laschcommunityanalytic attitudeMarxFreud
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title	Community and the Long Shadow of the Analytic: Rieffian Pessimism in Social Thought
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description	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 theorist has had a powerful, if somewhat shadowy, influence on such key radical critics of modern societies such as Christopher Lasch and Richard Sennett, revealing the need to acknowledge the significant resources of a Rieffian cultural sociology for critical thought.
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Community and the Long Shadow of the Analytic: Rieffian Pessimism in Social Thought

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