D in history from the university of california, berkeley in 1971. Article information, pdf download for on waves of historical sociology. Jul 03, 2008 the temporalities of capitalism, or so it seems to me, have certain features that appear to escape from the logics of history. The historical logic of logics of history uc berkeley sociology. New approaches to the philosophy of history, social science history association, minneapolis, november 2006 book session. His extraordinary range of intellectual and cultural knowledge across multiple social science disciplines puts him in a position to make novel and brilliant connections. Sewell, william 18041874, divine and author, born at newport, isle of wight, on 23 jan. Semiotic practice and fateful temporality in william sewells logics of history this article takes up a central theme in william h. University of chicago structure is one of the most important, elusive, and undertheorized concepts in the social sciences. Social theory and social transformation, university of chicago press.
Capital as process and the history of capitalism in the wake of the great recession, a new cycle of scholarship opened on the history of american capitalism. Most of his historical work has focused on modern france. Trying to clarify what we mean by culture seems both imperative and impossible at a. William arthur sewell 19031972, university professor of english. Project muse the historical logic of logics of history. Sewell jr eua 1940hoje logics of history social theory and social transformation 2005. Aristotle may also be credited with the formulation of several metalogical theses, most notably the law of noncontradiction, the principle of the excluded middle, and the law of bivalence. Setting out from a critique and reformulation of anthony giddenss notion of the duality of. While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 2004 sewell was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences. The author first summarizes sewells ontological and epistemological claims concerning social structure and event, history and temporality, and. Sewell, william dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. William sewell, logics of history, social science history association, minneapolis, november 2006 diversity and excellence in american higher education.
Finally, 5 sewells call for a more robust sense of the social in historical. How does the logic of language combine with the logic of labor to explain historical change. A luhmannian critique and reconstruction of sewells logics of history show all authors. Project muse logics of history as a framework for an. Logics of history as a framework for an integrated social science. While it is true that the surface appearance of capitalism is one of incessant change, there is something strangely, almost uncannily, repetitive in the changes. He is currently working on the social and cultural history of capitalism in eighteenthcentury france but has made a few forays into the history of contemporary capitalism. The historical logic of logics of history social science history. In contrast to the idealtypical approach, we propose that societal logics are historically con.
William elbridge sewell 18511904, united states navy officer. Trying to clarify what we mean by culture seems both imperative and impossible at a moment like the present, when the study of cul. Jul 01, 20 sewell, william 18041874, divine and author, born at newport, isle of wight, on 23 jan. This article is an attempt to set forth the logic of the comparative method and to indicate how this method can be used in historical research. Logics of history george steinmetz logics of history as a framework for an integrated social science this essay surveys the contributions of william h. Logics of history argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to. To the sociological manor bornhe is the son of one of the nations most eminent sociologists william h. Logics of history social theory and social transformation. In recent discussions about event as the foundation of historical research, it is william h sewell jr who has developed the most comprehensive version. Social theory and social transformation chicago studies in practices of meaning sewell jr. He served as a trustee of the institute for advanced study 200914 and as president of. Sewell, a sociologist and the chancellor of the university of wisconsinmadison from 1967 to 1968 career. Semiotic practice and fateful temporality in william sewells logics of history.
Social theory and social transformation chicago studies in practices of meaning university of chicago press. Social theory and social transformation chicago, 2005, won an award in 2008 from the american sociological association for the best recent book in sociological theory. Social theory and social transformation chicago studies in practices of meaning. Social theory and social transformation, william h. While historians do not think of themselves as theorists, they know something social scientists do. Social theory and social transformation chicago studies in practices of meaning by sewell jr. These are important in his discussion of modal logic and tense logic.
Pdf logics of history as a framework for an integrated social. He is currently working on the social and cultural history of capitalism in. Logics of history is a thematically linked set of 10 essays in which the author claims to initiate a dialogue between historians and social scientists. William henry sewell died 1862, british army officer.
University of chicago presented at a conference on the historic turn in the human sciences, at the university of michigan, october 1990. Edited by, jean comaroff, andreas glaeser, william h. James edwards sewell, warden of new college, oxford. To the sociological manor bornhe is the son of one of the nations most eminent sociologistswilliam h. Genealogy profile for william sewell william sewell 1775 1849 genealogy genealogy for william sewell 1775 1849 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Logics of history argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to offer each other.
Social theory and social transformation, sewell jr. The author first summarizes sewells ontological and epistemological claims concerning social structure and event, history and temporality, and sociohistorical causality. Orlando patterson harvard university logics of history is a thematically linked set of 10 essays in which the author claims to initiate a dialogue between historians and social scientists. Furthermore, sewells lifelong research interest in revolution and social change in france renders his magnum opus logics of history. Sewell jr article in social science history 324 december 2008 with 14 reads how we measure reads. The aim of this chapter is to reflect upon the conceptor more prop erly the conceptsof culture in contemporary academic discourse. The temporalities of capitalism, or so it seems to me, have certain features that appear to escape from the logics of history. The historical logic of logics of history language and labor in william h. Pdf this essay surveys the contributions of william h. History, institutional logics, and collective memory history which for the purposes of this paper refers both to the accumulation of past events and to the documents, narratives, and memories attached to them has enjoyed a renaissance in organizational studies since the linguistic and cultural turns of the 1970s and 1980s.