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Sociology and Plato's Republic (Part I)
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  1. The Era of Sociology
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
      1. Notes
  2. Static and Dynamic Sociology
  3. Scholarship and Social Agitation
  4. The Sociologists' Point of View
  5. The Scope of Sociology
    1. I. The Development of Sociological Method
    2. II. The Development of Sociological Method, cont.
      1. A. The Importance of Classification.
      2. B. The Use of Biological Figures
      3. C. The Investigation of Dynamic Laws
      4. D. Assumption of Psychological Universals.
      5. E. The desirable combination of methods.28
    3. III. The Problems of Sociology.
    4. IV. The Assumptions of Sociology.
      1. I. The Philosophical Assumption.
      2. II. The Cosmic Assumption.
      3. III. The Individual Assumption
    5. V. The Assumptions of Sociology, cont.
      1. IV. The Associational Assumption.
      2. V. The teleological assumption
    6. VI. Some Incidents of Association.
      1. I. Plurality or multiplicity of individuals.
      2. II. Attraction.
      3. III. Repulsion.
      4. IV. Interdependence.
      5. V. Discreteness or discontinuity of the individuals.
      6. VI. Solidarity or community.
      7. VII. Coordination or correlation.
      8. VIII. Individualization.
      9. IX. Socialization.
      10. X. Subjective Environment.
      11. XI. A social consciousness.
      12. XII. Vicariousness.
      13. XIII. Persistence of the Individuals.
      14. XIV. Justice.
      15. XV. Security.
      16. XVI. Continuity of influence.
      17. Mobility of type.
    7. VII. Classification of Associations.
    8. VIII. The Primary Concepts of Sociology.
      1. I. The physical and spiritual environment.
      2. II. The personal units
      3. III. Interests.
      4. IV. Association.
      5. V. The Social.
      6. VI. The Social Process.
      7. VII. Social structure
      8. VIII. Social Functions
      9. IX. Social forces.
      10. X. Social Ends.
      11. XI. Contact.
      12. XII. Differentiation.
      13. XIII. Groups.
      14. XIV. Form of the group.
      15. XV. Conflict
      16. XVI. Social situations.
    9. IX. Premises of Practical Sociology.
      1. Conspectus of the Social Situation
      2. Grand Divisions.
        1. Division I. Achievement in Promoting Health
        2. Division II. Achievement in Producing Wealth.
        3. Division III. Achievement in Harmonizing Human Relations
        4. Division IV. Achievement in Knowledge
        5. Division V. Achievement in Aesthetic Creation and in Popular Appreciation of Art Products
        6. Division VI. Achievement in Religion
        7. Notes
  6. What is a Sociologist?
  7. The Subject-Matter of Sociology
  8. General Sociology: An Exposition of the Main Development in Sociological Theory from Spencer to Ratzenhofer (excerpts)
    1. Chapter XII: The Problem Restated
    2. Chapter XIII: Ratzenhofer's Epitome of His Theory
    3. Chapter XIV: Elements of the Social Process
    4. Chapter XV: The Nature of the Social Process
    5. Chapter XVI: The Primitive Social Process
    6. Chapter XVII: Stages of the Social Process
    7. Chapter XLIX: The Premises of Practical Sociology
    8. Chapter L: Social Achievement in the United States
    9. Chapter LI: Conclusion
  9. Points of Agreement Among Sociologists
    1. I.
    2. II.
    3. III.
    4. IV.
    5. V.
    6. VI.
    7. VII.
    8. VIII.
    9. IX.
    10. X.
    11. XI.
    12. XII.
    13. XIII.
    14. XIV
    15. XV.
    16. XVI.
    17. XVII.
    18. XVIII.
    19. XIX
    20. XX.
    21. Discussion
  10. Are the Social Sciences Answerable to Common Principles of Method? (pt 1)
  11. Are the Social Sciences Answerable to Common Principles of Method?(pt 2)
  12. The Meaning of Sociology
  13. The Social Gradations of Capital
  14. The Evolution of a Social Standard
  15. Sociology and Plato's Republic (Part I)
  16. Sociology and Plato's "Republic" (Part II)

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