Pitirim Sorokin

Bio

Brittanica on Pitrim A Sorokin:

“In the history of sociological theory, he is important for distinguishing two kinds of sociocultural systems: “sensate” (empirical, dependent on and encouraging natural sciences) and “ideational” (mystical, anti-intellectual, dependent on authority and faith).”

(https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pitirim-Alexandrovitch-Sorokin)

Publications

• Social and Cultural Dynamics, 4 vols

URL = https://archive.org/details/socialculturaldy0001soro

Fluctuation of forms of art.--v. 2. Fluctuation of systems of truth, ethics, and law.--v. 3. FLuctuation of social relationships, war, and revolution.--v. 4. Basic problems, principles, and methods

• Social philosophies of an age of crisis. by Sorokin, Pitirim Aleksandrovich. A. & C. Black, 1952

URL = https://archive.org/details/socialphilosophi0000unse

• The Crisis of Our Age: the social and cultural outlook

URL = https://archive.org/details/crisisofourageso00soro_0

"Represents in a modified form my public lectures on The twilight of sensate culture given at the Lowell institute in February, 1941. It is based upon four volumes of my Social and cultural dynamics."-

• The reconstruction of humanity

URL = https://archive.org/details/reconstructionof00soro

More information

• biographical account: A long journey; the autobiography of Pitirim A. Sorokin, https://archive.org/details/longjourneyautob00soro