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SociologicalThought
ThisbooktitledSOCIOLOGICALTHOUGHT,INTHELIGHTOFJ.KRISHNAMURTI'SPHILOSOPHY
takessociologicalthoughttoitsphilosophicalroots.CoveringKrishnamrtiamountstobringing
Buddhatosociology.Thebookhas63cartoons,asampleofthemlistedhere.

KanttoBuddha

"Go,standintheline."

Marx
"Marx,goingtolectureonalienation?Perhapsyoushouldlearnabout
itfromme."

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Durkheim
Durkheim:Class,pleasegoaway.Comebackintenminutes.
Studentswanttorelax.

Osho'sKrishna
Buddha:Rightspeech,rightaction,right...
Krishna:Butlifeismorethanthat.

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KandFreud
Freud:Oneshouldgodeepintoone'sproblemtoresolveit.
K:Isonedifferentfromone'sproblem?

Foucault
Bush:Thefollowingarethedifferencesbetweenterrorismandwar
onterrorism.

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nonaggression
Senseofacceptanceisasourceofpleasure.

Derrida

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Girl:AmIinlovewithhim?Orisitonlyafriendship?
Schrodinger'scat:Itisbothnow.Butonceyounameit,itwillbeonly

one.

Baudrillard
"Mr.Gates,Youtooksomanyyearstobecometherichest.Itookonly
onehour."

Habermas
"Oh!undistortedcommunication,pleasenotnow."

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Coser
Bush:"Thankyou,togetherweareworkingtowardsawiser
America."

Pareto
Gandhi:Thespiritofallreligionsisoneandthesame.
Pareto:Thatisonlyforpublicconsumption.

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Jung
Jung:Whataspectofthecollectiveunconsciousofthislocal
population,thissymbolatthisplacemightberevealing?
Answer:Professor,itjustshows'turnright'.

Giddens
Derrida:Yougotitwrong,Giddens,thereistoomuchof'differance'
betweenstructureandaction.

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Parsons
Student:Helloprofessor,canwejustgoouttohavecoffee?
Parsons:Inviewoffunctionalsignificanceoftheinstitutionoffamily
tothestabilityofsociety,Irefuse.

Hegel
Hegel:Doyouwanttoplaytennislikecricket?Goahead.

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onJesus
JesusreceivingmailsfromhisalternativeID,butthinksthattheyare
fromhisfather.

NietzscheandAynRand
AynRand:Whosaidwearepowermongers?Weareonlyselfish.

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MarxandWeber

Marx:PoorunderstandingWeber,gothroughtheclassnoteson
materialismonceagainanddoalltheassignments.

KandKant
K:Lookattreeastreewithoutyou.Onlyanunconditionedmind,
thatisfreedofallmemory...
Kant:BeseriousK,thereisnotreewithoutyou.

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Anoverview
ThisbookgivesanoverviewofThoughtfromComtetopost
modernismandpoststructuralism.
Marx,Weber,DurkheimandParsonsaregivencomprehensive
coverage.Marxisgivenaprominentplaceinanybookon
SociologicalThought.Thisbookisnoexception.
ButauniquefeatureofthisbookisthatithighlightsImmanuelKant's
roleintheevolutionofThought.Itbringsforthmajorissuesin
sociologyofknowledge.
IntroducingNietzscheinaformalanddetailedwayisanother
refreshingfeatureofthisbook.Inanunusualtwist,AynRandis
coveredtobringforththepowerofNietzsche'sarguments.
ThustherealchallengerstoMarxarebroughtonthestage
dismissingWeberasunfittotakeonMarx.
Freudiscoveredtohighlightthepsychologicalaspectsofsociety.In
anutshell,thebooktakesThoughttoitsphilosophicalroots.
WhyKrishnamurtihere?Thesimplestanswer:thatistheonlywayof
bringingBuddhatothediscussion,togetthebestfacetoface.
Buddhadoesstandthetallest,butKantisaveryseriouschallenger
Nietzsche'sirreverencehelpsclarifyBuddhaMarxisbenefited
Freudpleased.
Whereistheauthor?Apartfromcoordinatingthediscussion,Ihave
putforwardmyownideas.Underevaluation,Ihavegivenmy
judgmentoftheissuesunderconsideration.Nonaggression:an
instinctNietzschedidn'tseeismycontribution.Positinganew
instinctresolvesmanycontradictionsappearingatthesurfacelevel.
Thishelpsquestionthedichotomybetweenselfishnessand
selflessness.

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