erkenntnistheorie und soziologie
If you read/speak German, then you can find a wealth of free, classic (and more obscure) sociology-related books online. Here’s a sample of books that you can download for free from google ebooks:
Heinrich Rickert, 1904. Der Gegenstand der Erkenntnis. (Rickert was an influence on Max Weber.)
Gustav Ratzenhofer, 1907. Soziologie. (OK, I hadn’t heard of him either. Omar has. It appears Ratzenhofer was an Austrian General and Sociologist. Hey, it’s a free book, people.)
Georg Simmel, 1892. Die Probleme der Geschichtsphilosophie, (Genau.)
Georg Simmel, 1906. Kant. (Simmel’s lectures from the University of Berlin.)
Georg Simmel, 1908. Soziologie: Untersuchungen ueber die Formen der Vergellschaftung. (Classic.)
Ferdinand Tönnies, 1887. Gemeinshaft und Gesellschaft.
Max Weber. 1921. Gesammelte Politische Schriften.
“Gustav Ratzenhofer. Soziologie. OK, I hadn’t heard of him either.”
Nicholas Timasheff discusses him. He was a conflict and evolutonist sociologist. His main contribution appears to be the concept of “interest” as the motivation for social action.
Guillermo
April 9, 2011 at 1:35 pm
BTW, can somebody kindly explain how this Google stuff works? Can you download the book in full if you are in the US?
Guillermo
April 9, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Guillermo: Older books like this are in the public domain so they are available via google ebooks (downloadable onto any device), and you can usually also find them at other sites (e.g., Gutenberg).
teppo
April 9, 2011 at 4:39 pm
“Older books like this are in the public domain so they are available via google ebooks”
It still appears to vary from country to country. Google will not show me the Ratzenhofer.
Guillermo
April 10, 2011 at 1:01 pm