Andrew Abbott

Andrew Abbott is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. His work focuses on foundational sociological theory and analysis of social values, with expertise in classical theorists like Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. He has delivered invited lectures at institutions including the Professors' Assembly in Paris.

Abbott's research examines core sociological dichotomies such as facts versus values, historical processes versus individual agency, and theoretical frameworks for understanding inequality. His lecture series 'Facts and Values' explored these themes through comparative analyses of major thinkers across philosophical and sociological traditions.