Social Progress and the Darwinian Theory: A Study of Force as a Factor in Human Relations

xxiii, 417 pp. An extrapolation of the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin into the realm of sociology. Includes: Introduction by Norman Angell; Preface; The Philosophy of Force: The Philosophy of Force; Causes of the Success of the Philosophy of Force; The Biological Errors; The General Sociological Errors; The Special Sociological Errors; The Declining Economic, Social, and Moral Effectiveness of Force; The Intellectual Revolution; Mutual Aid as a Factor of Social Progress: Force and the Social Structure; Darwin's Theory of Social Progress; Mutual Aid as a Law of Nature; Justice as a Prime Social Need: The Relation of Morality and Self-interest; Justice and the Expansion of Life; World Federation and Social Progress; Index.