1st Edition

Man and the Social Sciences (Routledge Revivals) Twelve lectures delivered at the London School of Economics and Political Science tracing the development of the social sciences during the present century

Edited By William Alexander Robson Copyright 1972
324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

One of the most significant movements in the world of learning in the twentieth century was the rise and development of the social sciences. However, few attempts have been made to see how far social scientists have travelled on the road to studying and understanding human society. First published in 1972, the lectures reprinted in this book aim to trace the development of the social sciences... Read more
1. Introduction  2. Individual and Collective Choice  3. Time and Change  4. The Basis of Social Cohesion  5. The State versus Man  6. Conflict and Co-operation  7. Social Ills and Public Remedies  8. Measurement in the Study of Society  9. Models of Man  10. Social Knowledge and the Public Interest  11. The Legal Framework of Society  12. Man and his Environment  13. Affluence and Disruption

Biography

William Alexander Robson