Aufsatz(elektronisch)Juni 2007
Edward Shils' Theory of Tradition
In: Philosophy of the social sciences: an international journal = Philosophie des sciences sociales, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 139-162
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Abstract
Edward Shils presented his book Tradition (1981) as the first extensive study of the subject. This article casts light on Shils' multifaceted understanding of tradition, comprising pragmatic, Burkean, veridical, and evolutionist perspectives. His typology of traditions is noted, and his view of institutional bearers of tradition described. In assessing Shils' theory, however, we find that it overreaches, collapsing differences that exist between traditions, transmissions, and the traditional.
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