Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure - And Other Essays

List of contents

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

About the author

Edward Carpenter

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Carpenter, Carpenter Edward
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138184534
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18453-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge Revivals: The Collected Works of Edward Carpenter; Routledge Revivals: The Collected Works of Edward Carpenter
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Literary essays, Cultural studies: customs and traditions