Essays in the theory of society /
Theory of society
Ralf Dahrendorf.
- London : Routledge & K. Paul, 1968.
- x, 300 p. ; 25 cm.
Originally published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1968.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-291) and index.
Values and social science: the value dispute in perspective -- Homo sociologicus: on the history, significance, and limits of the category of social role -- Sociology and human nature: a postscript to Homo sociologicus --Out of Utopia: toward a reorientation of sociological analysis -- In praise of Thrasymachus -- On the origin of inequality among men -- Liberty and equality: reflections of a sociologist on a classical theme of politics -- Market and plan: two types of rationality -- Uncertainty, science, and democracy -- Sociology and the sociologist: on the problem of theory and practice.