Piet Thoenes en de missie van de sociologie

Samenvatting

An obituary for Piet Thoenes (1921-1995), a leading Dutch sociologist, describes his sociology as open & political, aimed at contributing to a more humane society. He addressed European welfare states & citizenship, rationality, utopianism, science, & the social elites. Special attention is given to his ideas on sociological theory, political sociology & the intelligentsia, the sociologist as a planner, & postmodernism. He advanced a European sociology many years before European unity became a sociological topic. It was from a European intellectual tradition that he defended the Enlightenment, humanism, & socialism against neoliberal & postmodern critiques. He called on social scientists to use their imagination for the welfare of society. 18 References. Adapted from the source document.