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Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (Revised) QUOTES

Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (Revised) QUOTES

1 " The reality for those in the successful inner circle is simply “the mundanity of excellence”: a smoothly applied routine of using finely tuned resources with the confidence that one knows how to make them pay off. To those in the outer tiers, even those in the second competitive rank, there seems to be some mysterious quality that the successful possess, and this sense of difference generates a barrier of anxiety which makes it all the more impassable. "

― Randall Collins , Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (Revised)

2 " language is no deus ex machina to account for philosophy. "

― Randall Collins , Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (Revised)

3 " Where there exists competition for membership in egalitarian rituals, some individuals dominate attention because of their relatively higher CC and EE, while others are less attended to because they lack these resources. "

― Randall Collins , Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (Revised)

4 " the most eminent intellectuals are those whose papers end up being cited the most; their ideas are “parents” to the greatest number of “offspring.” Their ideas make it possible for other people to make their own statements. "

― Randall Collins , Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (Revised)