<div>One of the pioneers of modern sociology, Max Scheler (1874- <br>1928) ranks with Max Weber, Edmund Husserl, and Ernst <br>Troeltsch as being among the most brilliant minds of his <br>generation. Yet Scheler is now known chiefly for his <br>philosophy of religion, despite his groundbreaking work in <br>the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of emotions, and <br>phenomenological sociology. This volume comprises some of <br>Scheler's most interesting work--including an analysis of the <br>role of sentiments in social interaction, a sociology of <br>knowledge rooted in global social and cultural comparisons, <br>and a cross-cultural theory of values--and identifies some of <br>his important contributions to the discussion of issues at <br>the forefront of the social sciences today. <br><br>Editor Harold J. Bershady provides a richly detailed <br>biographical portrait of Scheler, as well as an incisive <br>analysis of how his work extends and integrates problems of <br>theory and method addressed by Durkheim, Weber, and Parsons, <br>among others. <br><br>Harold J. Bershady, professor of sociology at the University <br>of Pennsylvania, is the author of <i>Ideology and Social </i><br><i>Knowledge</i> and the editor of <i>Social Class and </i><br><i>Democratic Leadership</i>. <br><br>Heritage of Sociology series<br><br></div>