Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure

And Other Essays

Edward Carpenter (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2015
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-18452-7 (ISBN)

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This volume, originally published in 1889 with this edition published in 1912, contains Carpenters famous essays on civilisation and his theory that it is a disease of mankind that must be cured.This title will be of interest to students of sociology.

This volume, originally published in 1889 with this edition published in 1912, contains Carpenter's famous essays on civilisation and his theory that it is a disease of mankind that must be cured. Papers included in this collection discuss the rampant ill-health suffered by society as well as criticisms of modern science to support this theory whilst also analysing what the future holds for science, ideas of morality and traditions and customs. This title will be of interest to students of sociology.

Edward Carpenter

1. Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure 2. Modern Science: A Criticism 3. The Science of the Future: A Forecast 4. Defence of Criminals: A Criticism of Morality 5. Exfoliation: Lamarck versus Darwin 6. Custom 7. A Rational and Humane Science

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2015
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals: The Collected Works of Edward Carpenter
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	498 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-138-18452-7 / 1138184527
ISBN-13	978-1-138-18452-7 / 9781138184527
Zustand	Neuware