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John Searle has argued — and he might just be correct — that social scientists are poor philosophers (he even goes after Weber, Durkheim and Simmel). I’m not sure how long we can go… more →
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philosophy of society
Teppo wrote 1 hour ago: John Searle has argued — and he might just be correct — that social scientists are poor … more →
what are the major contributions of mathematical sociology?
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fabiorojas wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s a question: what are the main contributions of mathematical sociology? Although I … more →
not another post on social movement definitions
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fabiorojas wrote 1 month ago: A few days ago, Thomas asked whether the 9/11 Truth people could be considered a social movement. It … more →
the case for comparative organizational analysis
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brayden wrote 2 months ago: One of the key insights I picked up from Jerry’s book (see related posts here, here, and here) … more →
how to teach social theory and rock
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fabiorojas wrote 2 months ago: Every prof has a course that they’ve got down solid. Mine is undergraduate social theory. Stud … more →
is evidence-based management still alive?
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Teppo wrote 2 months ago: A commenter asks a good question: Is evidence-based management still alive? From my perspective, her … more →
organizations in urban sociology
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brayden wrote 2 months ago: Michael McQuarrie and Nicole Marwell have a provocative article in the latest issue of City and Comm … more →
niklas luhmann is still not on my syllabus
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Kieran wrote 3 months ago: I was rereading him a bit over the weekend, though. Ian Craib once remarked that Talcott Parsons … more →
social theory syllabus
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Kieran wrote 3 months ago: I’m teaching graduate social theory this fall. Which is to say, next week. Here’s a firs … more →
fodor's granny: against darwinism and evolutionary psychology
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Teppo wrote 4 months ago: Jerry Fodor, always a delight to read, addresses why’s he’s against darwinism and evolut … more →
western ethics and the social organization of CIA assasination squads
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fabiorojas wrote 4 months ago: It came out this week that the CIA had assembled teams of hit men to take out al-Qaeda operatives. J … more →
when game theory isn't enough, try institutions!
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fabiorojas wrote 4 months ago: Game theory is a strange thing. On the one hand, there are deep results – every finite game ha … more →
iran and unpredictable events
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fabiorojas wrote 5 months ago: Sean recently drew our attention of Charles Kurzman’s take on Iran: turbulent politics is unpr … more →
criticisms of networks
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fabiorojas wrote 5 months ago: Update: The original post contained material that I wrongly assumed was from a public conversation a … more →
organizations, where the rubber meets the road
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brayden wrote 5 months ago: I came across this line from a paper today. I think the quote nicely summarizes why we should be int … more →
economists are just sociologists with good math skills? welcome to the club!
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fabiorojas wrote 5 months ago: Over at Econlog, Bryan Caplan finds it hard to say what is “economics” when economists p … more →
bourdieu = 75%?
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fabiorojas wrote 6 months ago: In this post, I want your opinion on the following social theory conjecture: Bourdieu’s sociol … more →
shake-n-bake social theory
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Kieran wrote 6 months ago: I think I’m broadly on Fabio’s side when it comes to the question of the vagueness of co … more →
workshop on social movements and the corporation
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brayden wrote 6 months ago: I’m really happy to announce that on May 26-28, 2010 Organization Studies will be hosting a wo … more →
