{"product_id":"the-social-philosophers-9781606180389","title":"The Social Philosophers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWestern ideas of moral authority, freedom, consensus, and personality emerge from humankind’s search for community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this provocative, classic, absorbing work of social and intellectual history, Robert Nisbet advances the idea that Western social philosophy arose during the disintegration of the ancient Greek and Roman communities, and has been preoccupied ever since with the problem of community lost and community to be gained. He further contends that Western ideas of moral authority, freedom, consensus, and personality take on their distinctive character when viewed through the lens of humankind’s search for community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch of the book’s originality lies in its organization. Nisbet distinguishes six major types of community in Western life and thought: military, political, religious, revolutionary, ecological, and plural. Each of these is presented as a continuing current in Western history and as a vital context to the central ideas of social philosophy. From Plato and Aristotle down to such modern thinkers as Marx, Tocqueville, Weber, Kropotkin, and Fanon, we are able to see the dominant ideas and perspectives of Western thought as responses to conflicts and crises—above all, to those affecting humankind’s quest for community. Written by one of America’s best-known historical sociologists, and with a new foreword by Luke Sheahan, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to the student as well as the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Nisbet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42964027474038,"sku":"9781606180389","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_92542440-9094-43b9-93b2-7901b6069cf6.jpg?v=1777483554","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-social-philosophers-9781606180389","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}