批判传统与美国早期社会学理论——一个关乎理论本土化的命题

在欧陆文明的滋养下,欧洲社会学理论具有广泛而且坚定的不妥协精神与批判传统。但是,这种批判传统在美洲大陆上并没有成为美国社会学理论的精髓。与欧洲完全不同的理论发展背景,使得美国早期社会学理论充满满足感与乐观主义。这既是美国早期本土化理论的独特之处,也是发展禀赋上的先天不足。美国早期社会学理论的历史表明,社会学理论如果丧失批判能力,过度依附于科层,必将自甘堕落,并失去对其他社会科学的滋养能力。

A Critique of Tradition and Early American Sociology Theory: A Subject about Theoretic Localization

Nourished by the Main Land civilization,the European sociology theory has widespread and firm non-compromise spirit and critical tradition,which had not become the essence of American sociology theory yet.With a completely different background,the early American sociology theory had a remarkable sense of fulfillment and optimism,which is not only the unique character of its early localized theory,but also a congenital deficiency of its development.The whole course of the localization indicated that,if it loses the critique ability,and excessively attaches to the bureaucrats,sociology theory will certainly wallow in degeneration and loses the ability to nourish the other social sciences.