A brilliant young scholar brings together two of the dominant intellectual trends of this era - -
Sociologism and Existentialism.
Although sociology and philosophy both search for knowledge about human existence, and although sociology has its roots in philosophy, both disciplines have suffered from a mutual aversion.
Edward A. Tiryakian bridges the gap between these two fields by analyzing a topic with which i both sociological and existentialist thinkers are. concerned - - the relationship between the individual and society.
In the course of his examination he not only sheds light on the works of Durkheim, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Jaspers, but also constructs a foundation which will support further studies leading to a comprehensive view of man"