Politička i socijalna teorija Vilijama Grejama Samnera. (Bosnian)

THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEORY OF WILLIAM GRAHAM SUMNER. (English)

This paper examines the political and social thought of William Graham Sumner, one of the most important representatives of early American social theory. William Graham Sumner was the first professor of sociology in the United States and a consistent defender of the values of classical liberalism. He used social Darwinist argumentation, which proved to be extremely effective in order to defend the basic principles of laissez-faire doctrine and competitive capitalism. In that sense, the influence of Herbert Spencer on his theory is also examined, as well as the basic theses of Sumner's non-interventionist philosophy and critique of protectionism. Sumner's conception of freedom, his opposition to social reform, and conservative advocacy of the status quo, as essential parts of his political theory, were analized to see clearly the impact his teaching had on the further development on American social and political therory. Also, other parts of Sumner's theory, such as the minimal role of the state and his critique of imperialism, are presented and scrutinized in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

U radu se ispituje politička i socijalna misao Vilijama Grejama Samnera, jednog od najznačajnijih predstavnika rane američke društvene teorije s kraja XIX i početka XX veka. Samner je bio prvi profesor sociologije u SAD i dosledni branilac vrednosti klasičnog liberalizma. Služio se socijaldarvinističkom argumentacijom, koja se pokazala izuzetno efikasnom, kako bi odbranio osnovne principe laissez-faire doktrine i kompetitivnog kapitalizma. U tom smislu, ispitan je i uticaj Herberta Spensera na njegovu teoriju, kao i osnovne teze Samnerove neintervencionističke filozofije i kritike protekcionizma. Samnerovo shvatanje slobode, suprotstavljanje društvenim reformama i konzervativno zalaganje za status quo, kao esencijalni delovi njegove političke teorije, analizirani su kako bi se jasno mogao videti uticaj koji je njegovo učenje imalo za dalji razvoj američke društvene teorije. Takođe, i drugi delovi Samnerove teorije, kao što je npr. kritika imperijalizma, predmet su analize u radu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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