Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to Estranged
This paper traces the key moments that shaped the perceptions of the literary arts and their epistemic relationship with systematic social study in Western thought. Following a chronological order, spanning from antiquity to the modern era, it adopts a conceptual-history approach. This comprehensive...
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| description | This paper traces the key moments that shaped the perceptions of the literary arts and their epistemic relationship with systematic social study in Western thought. Following a chronological order, spanning from antiquity to the modern era, it adopts a conceptual-history approach. This comprehensive scope enables the analysis of different watersheds in religion, philosophy, science and social thought. As Enlightenment rationality ascended, the mystical insights of poetry were derided as irrational fancies. Accordingly, pioneer sociologists – in their endeavour to achieve academic legitimacy and authority – distanced themselves from the suspect influence of belletristic styles. Before long, sociology disavowed literature entirely, denying its own foundation in literary commentary and critique. However, the emergence of new paradigms (deconstructionism, post-structuralism, etc.) destabilised this institutional estrangement. The study reveals that literature has been intertwined with the social studies in general, and the genesis and development of sociology in particular. It argues that both remain inextricably linked in their endeavours to illuminate the human condition. This research ultimately postulates that the fluidity between these disciplines encourages a holistic understanding of society, fostering creativity, empathy, scientific inquiry and critical thinking. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f91c2756759845c393dc31f7be6b23c32025-01-07T08:53:19ZengSakarya UniversitySkad2667-47182023-12-0191914918210.25306/skad.137332328Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to EstrangedAsmaa Ramil0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7337-5756YILDIZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİThis paper traces the key moments that shaped the perceptions of the literary arts and their epistemic relationship with systematic social study in Western thought. Following a chronological order, spanning from antiquity to the modern era, it adopts a conceptual-history approach. This comprehensive scope enables the analysis of different watersheds in religion, philosophy, science and social thought. As Enlightenment rationality ascended, the mystical insights of poetry were derided as irrational fancies. Accordingly, pioneer sociologists – in their endeavour to achieve academic legitimacy and authority – distanced themselves from the suspect influence of belletristic styles. Before long, sociology disavowed literature entirely, denying its own foundation in literary commentary and critique. However, the emergence of new paradigms (deconstructionism, post-structuralism, etc.) destabilised this institutional estrangement. The study reveals that literature has been intertwined with the social studies in general, and the genesis and development of sociology in particular. It argues that both remain inextricably linked in their endeavours to illuminate the human condition. This research ultimately postulates that the fluidity between these disciplines encourages a holistic understanding of society, fostering creativity, empathy, scientific inquiry and critical thinking.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3463235literaturesociologyconceptual historyparadigm shiftsinterdisciplinarityknowledge categorisationedebiyatsosyolojikavramsal tarihparadigma kaymalarıdisiplinlerarasıbilgi tasnifi |
| spellingShingle | Asmaa Ramil Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to Estranged Skad literature sociology conceptual history paradigm shifts interdisciplinarity knowledge categorisation edebiyat sosyoloji kavramsal tarih paradigma kaymaları disiplinlerarası bilgi tasnifi |
| title | Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to Estranged |
| title_full | Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to Estranged |
| title_fullStr | Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to Estranged |
| title_full_unstemmed | Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to Estranged |
| title_short | Literature and Sociology: A Siamese Twins’ Journey from Entwined to Estranged |
| title_sort | literature and sociology a siamese twins journey from entwined to estranged |
| topic | literature sociology conceptual history paradigm shifts interdisciplinarity knowledge categorisation edebiyat sosyoloji kavramsal tarih paradigma kaymaları disiplinlerarası bilgi tasnifi |
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