An exploration of the life and work of American sociologist Alvin W. Gouldner. Gouldner's life and contribution to legal theory is a case study in the limits of critical, self-reflexive inquiry. Hegel's dialect is a major theme running throughout Gouldner's work, and, even throughout his life, Gouldner himself seemed trapped in the unfolding of the spirit through three distinct stages: 1945-1960 - thesis; 1960-1970 - antithesis; and 1970-1980 - synthesis or new thesis. Implications for creating a reflexive critical sociology in Gouldner's image are discussed.
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This review is from: Alvin W. Gouldner: Sociologist and Outlaw Marxist (Hardcover)
I did not give this book five stars because I felt Chriss didn't talk about Gouldner's "Darkside of the Dialectic" trilogy enough, and most Gouldner scholars agree that those three books are by far Gouldner's most insightful and significant. In particular, I was disappointed that Chriss didn't talk about the role intellectuals play in revolutionary activity. Chriss is clearly one of those men who believe that intellectuals are intrinsically good-hearted and are not capitable of being evil or cunning or power-hungry (how David Riesman can you get!). They must just have their nose in books all day and have zero interest in personal ambition or political matters. Keep dreaming! The best insight Gouldner ever had was one shared by Nietzsche and Ayn Rand: Watch out for the intellectuals, they are the most dangerous people on the planet.
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