Three great summae of social theory for the xxist century
Keywords:
Social theory, Theoretical logic, critical theory, Pluriparadigmatism, ExplanationAbstract
The publication of summae of Social Theory has been one of the marks of the academic and pedagogical practice in Sociology. Here, I intend to review three of the most important recently published works of this kind, highlighting similitudes and differences among them and the theoretical projects of their authors. In doing so, I submit to questioning their choices as delineators of a determined program for the field of Social Theory and the ways they suggest for its future development.
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