Social Evolution by Benjamin Kidd (123 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. New Edition. Some pencil mark notations in the margin on some pages, spine edge and corner bumps.

Condition: Fair. 1921. Reprinted. 385 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with minor defects. Some issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Split to front joint. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. X, 348 Pp + Ads At Rear. Green Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition. Later Printing October 1894. Frayed At Spine Ends And At Sides Of Top Of Sine, Minute Frays At Tips, Rear Hinge Cracked. Gilt Bright. Per Wikipedia, Benjamin Kidd (1858-1916) Was A British Sociologist Whose First Job Was A Civil Service Clerk, But By Persistent Self-Education, He Became Internationally Famous By The Publication Of His Book Social Evolution In 1894. Kidd Argued That The "Evolution Of Society And Of Modern Civilization" Is Caused Not By Reason Or Science, But By The Force Of "Religious Beliefs." The Major Theme Of The Book (And Later Works), Is That Religion Is "The Chief Agency In Promoting Philanthropy And The Political Enfranchisement." In Contrast, Kidd Views Reason As "Selfish And Short-Sighted] The Book Had Worldwide Circulation And Impacted The Social Gospel Movement. Kidd Is Reckoned By Some As A Founder Of Sociology As A Discipline. Influenced By Darwinism And Evolution, Kidd Sought And Found Analogies Between The Evolution Of Human Society And Of The Biological Organism. Kidd's Prolific Writings Had A Major Impact At The Time. However, "Believers Were Offended By Kidd's Functional Defence Of Religion, Scientists By His Faith In Unreason And Loose Speculation, The Scholarly By His Pinched Concept Of Rationality And His Slanted Account Of History." One Scholarly Book Expressed "Grave Distrust Of The Process By Which Mr. Kidd Reaches His Conclusion" And "Of The Terms In Which He Formulates" It. Theodore Roosevelt Found The Book's "Argument Is So Loose" That It Could Be Construed As Meaning Contradictory Things. The Central Point Of Kidd's Argument Is "Radically False." The Oxford Dictionary Of National Biography' (1927) Described Social Evolution As "Incoherent," "Full Of Pretentious Rhetoric," And Like "Sensational Journalism." Academic Circles Never Took Kidd's Work Seriously. A Vehement Critic Of Benjamin Kidd's Ideas About Social Evolution Was The Freethinker And Music Critic Ernest Newman. Under His Pseudonym Hugh Mortimer Cecil, Newman Criticized Kidd's Notion Of Progress And The Teleological Content Of His Model Of Social Evolution As Pseudoscience. Kidd's Principles Of Western Civilization (1902) Received Negative Reviews As Reported In The Review Of Reviews. The Review In The Positivist Review Used Such Terms As "Imbecility," "Sonorous Fatuity," "Rank Nonsense," And "Metaphysical Bamboozlement." The Review In The Fortnightly Review Called Kidd's History "Muddled And Perverted" And Described The Book As "A Wordy Confusion . . . Without Real Definiteness Or Point.".

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition: Used - Very Good. Hardcover edition.

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Stamp, signature of J. Wesley Cole. Institutional stamps. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. New Edition. This is a smaller than trade sized paperback book with off-white cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some lightish bumping and rubbing. There are chips missing to both the top and bottom edges of the book covers and there is a crack with bits missing to the front spine joint. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is some very light generalized toning. "Benjamin Kidd (9 September 18582 October 1916) was a British sociologist whose first job was a civil service clerk, but by persistent self-education, he became internationally famous by the publication of his book Social Evolution in 1894. Kidd argued that the "evolution of society and of modern civilization" is caused not by reason or science, but by the force of "religious beliefs." The book had worldwide circulation and impacted the Social Gospel movement. Kidd is reckoned as a founder of sociology as a discipline. Influenced by Darwinism and evolution, Kidd sought and found analogies between the evolution of human society and of the biological organism. " (from Wikipedia).

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Tan soft cover, black lettering, soiled, stained, torn and tape repaired at spine. Reading copy. Sociology; 740.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1895 Reprint Hardback; no dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. x 388p burgundy cloth fresh, tight copy, name to endpaper, very well preserved Language: English.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Later Printing. Original half morocco, green cloth. Inch crack in front upper joint; spine and cover corners rubbed. Apparently, a publisher's "deluxe" binding.

Condition: Good. 1894. Reprint. 348 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned. Minor cracking to hinges, however binding remains firm. Mild thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Mild water stains and droplets to surfaces. Book has forward lean.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second American Edition. An attractive copy of the 1894 second American edition. Bound in green publishers cloth with gilt titles (dulled). Pp. [i-v], vi, [vii], viii-x, 1], 2-348, [6 pages advertisements]. Worn at the head and foot of spine as well at corners. Early owners name on front free end paper.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Social Evolution (Cambridge Library Collection - Science and Religion) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

2nd Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 388 pages. Subjects: Civilization. Sociology. Social history. 1 Kg.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

VG, clean HB; no DJ. x + 348 pp.

Condition: Very good.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 348 p. 15x23cm. Bookplate of the Fraser Institute.Publishing binding a bit worn. code 471A.