Pause for Transition An Analysis of the Relation of Man Mind and Society
The idea of the present study is basically a simple one. It attempts to reconcile the concept of social evolution with that of the structural unity of Man, an idea that is becoming increasingly dominant in the exact as well as in the social sciences. The idea of structure as it emerges from the soci...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1957, 1957
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1957 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I Development of the Basic Approach
- I. About Basic Concepts
- II. The Circumference
- III. The Diameter
- IV. The Specific Attribute of the Greeks
- V. Mental Reactions and Social Structure
- VI. Symbols and the Individual. Excerpt from a case-study
- II Application of the Basic Approach to Western Civilization
- VII. The Medieval Attitude
- VIII. The Beginnings of Hedonism
- IX. Reason and Emotion. A case-study
- X. Political Economy Makes Its Appearance
- XI. Rationalism and Enlightenment
- XII. The Social Thinking of the New Era
- XIII. The Reactions to the Hedonistic Period
- XIV. The Decline of Hedonism
- XV. The Virtue of Weakness. A case-study
- XVI. Beginning of a New Culture Period
- XVII. Regional Civilization in Relation to National Cultures
- XVIII. Global Society and Global Organization
- III Reality and Speculation
- XIX. Outlook for the Future
- Bibliographical Notes
- General Index