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Mircea Vulcănescu şi sociologia modernităţii
Mircea Vulcănescu and the sociology of modernity

Author(s): Lucian-Ştefan Dumitrescu
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Modernity; Mircea Vulcănescu; elites; sociology

Summary/Abstract: A broad discussion about Mircea Vulcanescu should include micro- and macro-social factors which have influenced the scholar. Thus the social determinations that moulded the author's agenda, but also the manner in which Mircea Vulcănescu has left its mark on the social fabric of his time would become comprehensible. His attitude and behaviour in various contexts could also be explained. This article focuses on highlighting Mircea Vulcănescu’s microcosm in the attempt to show the convergence between man and author in a context, the modern one, characterised by the segmentation of social roles. Offering insights on his philosophy of life, the article illustrates how Vulcanescu decoded modernity from a sociological point of view.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2012
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 163-181
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Romanian