Social Science and Modern Man : Alan B. Plaunt Memorial Lectures 1969 / Scott Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Scott, author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Social policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (76 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The main theme of these lectures is man's struggle to understand himself as a social being. The author argues that the chief inspiration for this effort, insofar as it has been successful, has been the rationalist philosophy of physical science, and that constructive social science has been based on this philosophy rather than upon theology and ethical philosophy. He goes on to discuss the major problems confronting man in his attempts to come to grips with the modern social world - problems of social and political organization, of equality and aspiration, of intellect and reason - and ends with a plea for liberalism and rationalism as the political and intellectual foundations of freedom and progress. This fascinating and thought-provoking apology for liberalism and the social scientist will be valuable reading for anyone interested in problems facing them both today.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

ONE. Children of the Age of Reason

TWO. Modern Problems

THREE. Blueprints vs Little Steps

FOUR. The Essence of Liberalism

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)

ISBN:

9781487597665

1487597665

9781487595951

1487595956

OCLC:

1088913535