Daily Archives: March 17, 2022

The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (1998)

Here are excerpts of a review of this Randall Collins book: * Great doctrines must have great imperfections it they are to continue to generate excitement (32). And those who are most theoretically creative in developing these doctrines will typically … Continue reading

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Interaction Ritual Chains

Here are some highlights from this 2010 book by Randall Collins: * humans have intrinsically limited cognitive capabilities, and that they construct mundane social order by consistently using practices to avoid recognizing how arbitrarily social order is actually put together. … Continue reading

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