EPISTEMIC BIRTH PAINS OF SOCIAL THEORY: THE NOTION OF METHOD IN CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGY, THE PRACTICE OF POWER RELATIONS AND HUMAN INFLUENCE AS A HISTORICAL AGENCY

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EPISTEMIC BIRTH PAINS OF SOCIAL THEORY: THE NOTION OF METHOD IN CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGY, THE PRACTICE OF POWER RELATIONS AND HUMAN INFLUENCE AS A HISTORICAL AGENCY

Yazarlar:

Cem Özkurt

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Teori

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.133-155

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345831

pISSN:

2147-4958

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 This article theoretically discusses the problematic of how modern society emerged and how it was structured, as understood by classical sociologists, within the framework of the possibilities offered by sociological theory. In this axis, certain consistencies and commonalities that determined the agenda of sociology in the 19th century and guided the theoretical approaches and conceptual frameworks of classical sociologists are remarkable. It is possible to summarize these commonalities as the methodological rules with which society will be addressed, what the dynamics that constitute sociality are, and the discussions held within the framework of the human problem in its relationship with society. This study aims to analyze these sets of problems on three axes. The first of the axes is the problematic of in which contexts classical sociologists addressed social dynamics and how they viewed society as an object of study in itself. How did classical sociologists construct society within the framework of pure sociological ideas and concepts, breaking away from the semi-sociological analysis forms of social philosophy? What kind of possibilities did the consistency of sociological meaning-giving offer in terms of analyzing social and historical institutional structuring? The second axis is how social man is considered in relation to the control of power. How did classical sociologists describe the conflicts of modern society when discussing notions such as division of labor, bureaucracy, capitalism, and the nation-state? The third axis opens up discussions on the attempts of classical sociologists to explain both the areas of tension and the lines of consistency between the spiritual nature of modern society and its objective structure in relation to two macro structures such as economy and politics.

 This article theoretically discusses the problematic of how modern society emerged and how it was structured, as understood by classical sociologists, within the framework of the possibilities offered by sociological theory. In this axis, certain consistencies and commonalities that determined the agenda of sociology in the 19th century and guided the theoretical approaches and conceptual frameworks of classical sociologists are remarkable. It is possible to summarize these commonalities as the methodological rules with which society will be addressed, what the dynamics that constitute sociality are, and the discussions held within the framework of the human problem in its relationship with society. This study aims to analyze these sets of problems on three axes. The first of the axes is the problematic of in which contexts classical sociologists addressed social dynamics and how they viewed society as an object of study in itself. How did classical sociologists construct society within the framework of pure sociological ideas and concepts, breaking away from the semi-sociological analysis forms of social philosophy? What kind of possibilities did the consistency of sociological meaning-giving offer in terms of analyzing social and historical institutional structuring? The second axis is how social man is considered in relation to the control of power. How did classical sociologists describe the conflicts of modern society when discussing notions such as division of labor, bureaucracy, capitalism, and the nation-state? The third axis opens up discussions on the attempts of classical sociologists to explain both the areas of tension and the lines of consistency between the spiritual nature of modern society and its objective structure in relation to two macro structures such as economy and politics.

 This article theoretically discusses the problematic of how modern society emerged and how it was structured, as understood by classical sociologists, within the framework of the possibilities offered by sociological theory. In this axis, certain consistencies and commonalities that determined the agenda of sociology in the 19th century and guided the theoretical approaches and conceptual frameworks of classical sociologists are remarkable. It is possible to summarize these commonalities as the methodological rules with which society will be addressed, what the dynamics that constitute sociality are, and the discussions held within the framework of the human problem in its relationship with society. This study aims to analyze these sets of problems on three axes. The first of the axes is the problematic of in which contexts classical sociologists addressed social dynamics and how they viewed society as an object of study in itself. How did classical sociologists construct society within the framework of pure sociological ideas and concepts, breaking away from the semi-sociological analysis forms of social philosophy? What kind of possibilities did the consistency of sociological meaning-giving offer in terms of analyzing social and historical institutional structuring? The second axis is how social man is considered in relation to the control of power. How did classical sociologists describe the conflicts of modern society when discussing notions such as division of labor, bureaucracy, capitalism, and the nation-state? The third axis opens up discussions on the attempts of classical sociologists to explain both the areas of tension and the lines of consistency between the spiritual nature of modern society and its objective structure in relation to two macro structures such as economy and politics.

 Bu makale, klasik sosyologların anladığı biçimiyle, modern toplumun nasıl ortaya çıktığı ve nasıl yapılaştığı sorunsalını, sosyoloji kuramının sunduğu olanaklar çerçevesinde teorik olarak tartışmaya açmaktadır. Bu eksende, 19. Yuzyıl sosyolojisinin gundemini belirleyen ve klasik sosyologların kuramsal yaklaşım ve kavramsal çerçevelerine yön veren belirli tutarlılıklar ve ortaklaşmalar dikkat çekicidir. Bu ortaklaşmaları, toplumun hangi yöntemsel kurallarla ele alındığı, toplumsallığı oluşturan dinamiklerin neler olduğu ve toplumla ilişkisinde insan sorunsalı çerçevesinde yapılan tartışmalar olarak özetlemek olanaklıdır. Bu çalışma, bu sorunsal setlerinin uç eksende analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Eksenlerden ilki, klasik sosyologların toplumsal dinamikleri hangi bağlamlarda ele aldıkları ve toplumu kendi başına bir inceleme nesnesi olarak nasıl gördukleri sorunsalıdır. Klasik sosyologlar, sosyal felsefesinin yarı sosyolojik analiz biçimlerinden sıyrılarak toplumu saf sosyolojik fikirler ve kavramlar çerçevesinde nasıl kurgulamışlardır? İkinci eksen, toplumsal insanın gucun denetimiyle ilişkisinde nasıl ele alındığıdır. Klasik sosyologlar, işbölumu, burokrasi, kapitalizm, ulus-devlet gibi nosyonları tartışırken, modern toplumun çatışkılarını nasıl betimlemişlerdir? Üçuncu eksen ise, klasik sosyologların modern toplumun tinsel doğasıyla nesnel yapılaşması arasındaki hem gerilim alanlarını hem de tutarlılık çizgilerini, ekonomi ve siyaset gibi iki makro yapılaşmayla bağlantısında açıklama girişimlerini tartışmaya açmaktadır.

Makale detayları

EPISTEMIC BIRTH PAINS OF SOCIAL THEORY: THE NOTION OF METHOD IN CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGY, THE PRACTICE OF POWER RELATIONS AND HUMAN INFLUENCE AS A HISTORICAL AGENCY

Yazarlar:

Cem Özkurt

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Teori

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.133-155

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345831

pISSN:

2147-4958

Classical Sociology

Method

Sociality

Power Relations

Historical SubjectKlasik Sosyoloji

Yöntem

Toplumsallık

Güç İlişkileri

Tarihsel Özne

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Cem Özkurt

Yayıncı: Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyal Teori

Dergi: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.133-155

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001345831

pISSN: 2147-4958

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Cem Özkurt

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Teori

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.133-155

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345831

pISSN:

2147-4958