2011
DOI: 10.1177/0268580910394003
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Pitirim A Sorokin: The interconnection between his life and scientific work

Abstract: This article discusses the relationship between two periods of Pitirim A Sorokin’s life, career and scientific work: the Russian period (till 1922) and the American (1923–68). The main sociological problems of both periods are considered in the article, including: social behaviour, the positivistic system of sociology and famine (as the key problems of his Russian period) and revolution, social stratification, social mobility, social and cultural dynamics and altruistic love (as the key problems of his America… Show more

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“…Sorokin's focus on a largely normative and prescriptive theory of 'creative altruism' (or 'love', which, for him, is literally a synonym) is commonly attributed to his Russian cultural background (e.g. Ponomareva, 2011), i.e. the impact of Orthodox Christianity and Russian classical literature with its emphasis on unconditional love as a moral ideal (Tolstoy, Dostoevsky), though it is also possible to draw a parallel between this conception and Comte's original positivist project.…”
Section: Altruism In Classical Sociologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sorokin's focus on a largely normative and prescriptive theory of 'creative altruism' (or 'love', which, for him, is literally a synonym) is commonly attributed to his Russian cultural background (e.g. Ponomareva, 2011), i.e. the impact of Orthodox Christianity and Russian classical literature with its emphasis on unconditional love as a moral ideal (Tolstoy, Dostoevsky), though it is also possible to draw a parallel between this conception and Comte's original positivist project.…”
Section: Altruism In Classical Sociologymentioning
confidence: 99%