The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory

Ryan McVeigh (Lakehead University, Canada)

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Routledge
14 April 2025

Philosophy of mind; Social theory; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory explores the role that understandings of mind and brain played in the development of sociological theory. It isolates five key authors in the classical tradition and comprehensively explores their oeuvres for moments where they reflect on, engage with, and build from topics related to cognition, placing their work in contact with research today to critically determine areas of relevance, refutation, or revision.

Showing how understandings of mind, brain, and body grounded the production of early sociological thought, the book draws attention to the foundational role theories of cognition played in the emergence of sociology as a distinct field of study. With chapters on Comte, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Mead, The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory constitutes a novel and timely engagement with canonical social theory, extending its application to contemporary social life. It will therefore appeal to scholars of sociology and psychology with interests in classical social theory, cognition, embodiment, and sociality.

By: Ryan McVeigh (Lakehead University Canada)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781032386256
ISBN 10: 1032386258
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 14 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ryan McVeigh is Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Lakehead University, Orillia. His research highlights the tensions and congruencies between sociology and cognitive science, specifically by exploring how understandings of cognition grounded the production of classic social theory. He is currently Chair of the Cognitive Sociology research cluster with the Canadian Sociological Association.

Reviews for The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory

'In this engaging and accessible book, Ryan McVeigh performs the great service of systematically connecting current cognitive science to the largely buried and forgotten cognitive thinking of the classical sociologists, and in doing so returns cognition to its central place in the sociological tradition.' - Stephen Turner, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, USA