Sociology, popular lectures and discussions before the Brooklyn Ethical Association.

By

Brooklyn Ethical Association.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Boston :J. H. West,1890.

Notes

"Collateral readings suggested" at beginning of each chapter.

Contents: Preface.--The scope and principles of the evolution philosophy, by L. G. Janes.--The relativity of knowledge, by R. G. Eccles.--Primitive man, by Z. S. Sampson.--Growth of the marriage relation, by C. S. Wake.--Evolution of the state, by J. A. Taylor.--Evolution of law, by Rufus Sheldon.--Evolution of medical science, by R. G. Eccles.--Evolution of arms and armor, by J. C. Kimball.--Evolution of the mechanic arts, by J. A. Skilton.--Evolution of the wages system, by George Gunton.--Education as a factor in civilization, by Caroline B. Le Row.--

Contents: Evolution and social reforms: I. The theological method, by J. W. Chadwick. II. The socialistic method, by William Potts. III. The anarchistic method, by H. O. Pentecost. IV. The scientific method, by D. G. Thompson.--Asa gray: his life and work, by Mrs. Mary Treat.--Edward Livingston Youmans: the man and his work, by John Fiske.

Subjects

Civilization , Evolution , Sociology

Language

English

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.26054