Function Purpose Powers Concepts Study by Emmet 1904 (2 results)
Published by London: Macmillan, 1972., 1972
- Hardcover
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Contact seller4-star sellerVG in dj. First printed in 1958. With added foreword by Victor Turner and preface by the author. 2nd edition. Binding is Hardcover.
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Published by Macmillan & Co., London, England, 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "In this book Professor Dorothy Emmet considers activities of persons in societies under the aspects of 'function' and 'purpose', asking what can be said in terms of of one and what in terms of the other, and how should they be related to each other.… She also looks at the element of individual creativeness, for which there is no satisfactory word, but which is here called in general 'powers', and asks how account can be taken of this both in theoretical work and in practical social relations. The bearing of these notions on the concepts of 'social system', 'role', and 'status' is considered; and suggestions are made as to how they may all three be related in considering persons and vocational groups. The discussion attempts a new approach to certain questions in political philosophy and the philosophy of religion, and bears indirectly on some practical problems in social and religious morality." (From the dust-jacket write-up) Dorothy Emmet was Professor of Philosophy in the University of Manchester, and author, among many other publications, of "The Nature of Metaphysical Thinking". Bringing level-headed thinking to some long-standing problems of society, she has contributed an important book, well worth the read. TITLE : Function, Purpose and Powers : Some Concepts in the Study of Individuals and Societies AUTHOR : Dorothy Emmet (1904 - 2000) IMPRINT : Macmillan and Co. PLACE : London, England DATE : 1958 EDITION : First Edition STATUS : OP DETAILS : Trade hardcover; contains a Preface , footnotes (bibliographical and otherwise), and an Index; [viii] + 300 pages; 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"; maroon colored, cloth covered boards and spine, with gilt lettering on spine; dust-jacket printed maroon on buff. CONTENTS : * Introduction * Societies * The Notion of Function * Purpose * 'Open' and 'Closed' Morality * Function and Powers in Religious Symbols * Charismatic Power * Vocation * Some Connections and Contrasts * Index CONDITION -- BOOK : VERY GOOD -- JACKET : VERY GOOD --This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- Spine extremities are compressed; cloth color is strong, and spine lettering is bright; top edge of the text-block displays modest foxing (or weathering); else all is clean . BINDING -- Solid INTERIOR -- A few nicks , etc to leaf edges (most noticeable on edge of front free end-paper); else the interior is clean and free of marking. DUST - JACKET -- There was a label at the foot of the spine panel which is now gone - this was likely a U. S. distributor's label. Spine is toned; surface rub over all is moderate; front flap is price clipped. The whole is protected from further wear by a clear, mylar cover.
