WRITINGS

Each of us attempts, in one way or another, to understand and interpret the society in which we live. Insights found in seminal sociological works can provide us with valuable perspectives. I was delighted to learn that the book “The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology” by the renowned sociologist Alvin W. Gouldner —which I translated

Although human history has traversed various stages and evolutionary processes, a persistent “survival mode” has endured in a straight line. While communities characterized by solidarity, sharing, and a communal spirit lived in peace, the door to war —or more precisely, to acts of ruthlessness— was opened when those who had advanced in agriculture and production