Routledge - The Age of the Social Book

Explore the evolution of the social concept in this academic work from Routledge. The book traces how the idea of society as a scientific reality crystallized in nineteenth-century Europe through the foundational work of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. It examines how the social has gained prominence in modern philosophy, biology, and neuroscience. While the concept emerged through sociological efforts, this text investigates how biologists and neuroscientists have recently driven its prominence. This book seeks to re-establish the credentials of sociology as a vital field of study within the modern episteme.