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The prehistory of sociology: Montesquieu, Vico, and the legal tradition
Author(s) -
Kelley Donald R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(198004)16:2<133::aid-jhbs2300160204>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , prehistory , sociology , epistemology , historical sociology , social science , philosophy , history , archaeology
In this article the history of sociology is set in the context of the European legal tradition, especially that of Roman law and its modern interpretations and transmutations; and Montesquieu and Vico are briefly examined as social thinkers illustrating a kind of paradigm‐shift from the old art of law to the new science of society.