Community and ideology : an essay in applied social philosophy / Raymond Plant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plant, Raymond.

Series:

International library of welfare and philosophy.

The International library of welfare and philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communities.

Community development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge & K. Paul, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Initially published in 1974, this is a work of applied social and political philosophy which relates the philsophical analysis to various forms of community work theory and practice. Raymond Plant emphasizes that 'community' has a wide range of both descriptive meanings and evaluative connotations, linking this dual role of the word in the description and evaluation of social experience to its history in ideological confrontations. The book takes account of some liberal criticisms of the community ideal, and finally seeks to re-state a theory of community compatible with a liberal ide

Contents:

Book Cover

Contents

Preface

1. Philosophy and community work

2. Community as fact and value

3. The liberal community and community work

4. Human nature, community and the concept of mental health

5. Postscript: Community work and social casework

Suggestions for further reading

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Plant, Raymond. Community and ideology : an essay in applied social philosophy

ISBN:

1-135-19147-6

1-282-28339-1

9786612283390

0-203-09234-1

9780203092347

OCLC:

476741988