The politics of truth reconsidered: C. Wright Mills as radical social theorist

In: Journal of classical sociology, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 253-265

Abstract

Following introductory remarks on Mills's academic persona and current reputation, I pursue two lines of investigation. First, I analyze the deep structure of his thought, constituted by a pragmatist epistemology and a radical sociology, or 'politics of truth.' Then I argue that this structure is undermined by inconsistencies between its two components.