Apostle of Human Progress
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Apostle of Human Progress

Lester Frank Ward and American Political Thought, 1841-1913

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eBook - ePub

Apostle of Human Progress

Lester Frank Ward and American Political Thought, 1841-1913

About this book

Although Lester Frank Ward's accomplishments are not as well known today, he is considered the father of American Sociology and his work profoundly influenced such important thinkers as Thorstein Veblen, John Dewey, Edward Ross, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In Apostle of Human Progress, Edward C. Rafferty presents the first full scale intellectual portrait of this important public thinker. Rafferty shows how Ward's thought laid the foundations for the modern administrative state and explores his contributions to twentieth century American liberalism. Ideal for anyone interested in the history of American intellectuals and ideas.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: A Life Apart from Circumstantial Things
  9. 1 Self-Made Men, 1841–1862
  10. 2 An Equal Chance in the Race of Life, 1861–1870
  11. 3 The Land of Birds and Flowers, 1870–1879
  12. 4 Restless Skepticism, 1880–1883
  13. 5 A True National Philosophy, 1883–1887
  14. 6 The Great Social Problem, 1886–1893
  15. 7 Spencer-Smashing at Washington, 1894–1900
  16. 8 Gulliver among the Lilliputians, 1900–1913
  17. Conclusion: Glimpses of the Cosmos
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. About the Author