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Gabriel Tarde’s publics.
- Source :
- History of the Human Sciences; Apr2014, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p41-59, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The recent revival of Gabriel Tarde’s distinctive approach to the study of human interaction raises the issue of the possible reasons for his fall into oblivion, particularly given his prominence during his lifetime as an intellectual competitor of equal standing with the pioneering sociologist Émile Durkheim in the first years of the 20th century. This problem calls for an exploration of those central ideas and qualities of Tarde’s work that may once have compromised his legacy and that now provide some explanation of his revival. Consistent with Tarde’s ideas about human interaction, or ‘inter-subjectivity’, the reception of his legacy has been shaped by the forces of imitation and opinion, acting on a changeable, persuadable public. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- HUMAN behavior
COMMUNICATION
HISTORY of sociology
INTELLECTUAL history
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09526951
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- History of the Human Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95469190
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0952695114525430