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Principia Discordia

Principia Discordia => Think for Yourself, Schmuck! => Topic started by: Cain on March 31, 2009, 05:23:02 PM

Title: Eight pernicious postulates of 19th century sociology
Post by: Cain on March 31, 2009, 05:23:02 PM
(1) there are distinct, autonomous societies;
(2) social behaviour results from individual mental states;
(3) social change is a coherent social phenomenon;
(4) large-scale social changes occur in a series of stages;
(5) differentiation leads to advancement as well as to (6) disorder;
(7) disorder and 'deviant behaviour' result from rapid social change; and
(8) conflict precipitated by constituted authorities is legitimate, while conflict precipitated by individuals is illegitimate.

Via Charles Tilly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Tilly)
Title: Re: Eight pernicious postulates of 19th century sociology
Post by: Elder Iptuous on March 31, 2009, 05:35:39 PM
although i disagree with others, the only one that gets my hackles up is number  8).
(which i think is ironic that it got the shades by mistake...)
Title: Re: Eight pernicious postulates of 19th century sociology
Post by: Jasper on March 31, 2009, 05:42:44 PM
I like this.  What's the source, did you generate this list yourself?
Title: Re: Eight pernicious postulates of 19th century sociology
Post by: Cain on March 31, 2009, 05:50:41 PM
No, Charles Tilly did, I just lifted them from 50 Key Thinkers on International Relations, where there is a good, if brief, article on his work.
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