This book is a remarkable project and contains a body of excellent critique and argument, constituting a concise and accurate analysis of the topic. The book draws on the epistemological tradition of modernity, but introduces a novel argument making it a strong competitor among any book dealing with the epistemology of the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries. The book makes a significant contribution to the literature because it draws a comparison between dominant epistemological trends.

Anastasia Marinopoulou, Hellenic Open University

Charles F. Gattone reconsiders critically, lucidly, and succinctly the strengths and limitations of major theories of social knowledge. He traverses broad, complex intellectual terrain effectively with a constructive emphasis on closing the gap between social theory and social inquiry. Entertaining the questions he poses enhances our reflexivity about our production of sociological knowledge.

Robert Antonio, University of Kansas