Essays in the Theory of Society

Ralf Dahrendorf was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician. He was director of the LSE and Research Professor at the Berlin Social Science Research Center.

Values and Social Science
The Value Dispute in Perspective




Homo Sociologicus
On the History, Significance and Limits of the Category of Social Role




Sociology and Human Nature
A Postscript to Homo Sociologicus




Out of Utopia
Toward A Reorientation of Sociological Analysis




In Praise of Thrasymachus



On the Origin of Inequality Among Men



Liberty and Equality
Reflections of a Sociologists on a Classical Theme of Politics




Market and Plan
Two Types of Rationality




Uncertainty, Science and Democracy



Sociology and the Sociologist

On the Problem of Theory and Practice