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Randall Collins Quotes

b. 1941 United States

Randall Collins (born July 29, 1941) is an American sociologist.

United States
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Sociologists

Random Randall Collins quote

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There is no thinking except as aftermath or preparation of communication.

The Sociology of Philosophies (1998)

Thinking would not be possible at all if we were not social; we would have no words, no abstract ideas, and no energy for anything outside of immediate sensuality.

The Sociology of Philosophies (1998)

“Truth” is the reigning sacred object of the scholarly community, as “art” is for literary/artistic communities; these are simultaneously their highest cognitive and moral categories, the locus of highest value, by which all else is judged.

The Sociology of Philosophies (1998)

Violent interactions are difficult because they go against the grain of normal interaction rituals. The tendency to become entrained in each other’s rhythms and emotions means that when the interaction is at cross-purposes—an antagonistic interaction—people experience a pervasive feeling of tension . . . [A]t higher levels of intensity . . . [this tension] shades over into fear.

Violence (2008)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Randall Collins (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.