The Flight from Ambiguity: Essays in Social and Cultural Theory

The essays turn about a single theme, the loss of the capacity to deal constructively with ambiguity in the modern era. Levine offers a head-on critique of the modern compulsion to flee ambiguity. He centers his analysis on the question of what responses social scientists should adopt in the face of the inexorably ambiguous character of all natural languages. In the course of his argument, Levine presents a fresh reading of works by the classic figures of modern European and American social theory--Durkheim, Freud, Simmel ... Read More

The essays turn about a single theme, the loss of the capacity to deal constructively with ambiguity in the modern era. Levine offers a head-on critique of the modern compulsion to flee ambiguity. He centers his analysis on the question of what responses social scientists should adopt in the face of the inexorably ambiguous character of all natural languages. In the course of his argument, Levine presents a fresh reading of works by the classic figures of modern European and American social theory--Durkheim, Freud, Simmel and Weber, and Park, Parsons, and Merton. Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $39.99 Title: The Flight From Ambiguity by Donald N. Levine Publisher: University of Chicago Press Print ISBN: 9780226475554, 0226475557 eText ISBN: 9780226056210 Edition: 1988 Format: EPUB eBook	$39.99 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ