Social Evolution and Political Theory

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"Social Evolution and Political Theory" is a seminal early 20th-century work of political sociology in which L. T. Hobhouse analyzes the development of social institutions and liberal democratic ideals through an evolutionary framework.

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instanceOf book
work of political sociology
addresses ethical dimension of social progress
progress of social organization
role of the state in social evolution
aimsTo reconcile evolutionism with liberal political values
associatedWith British liberalism
New Liberalism NERFINISHED
author L. T. Hobhouse NERFINISHED
Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse NERFINISHED
contributesTo evolutionary sociology
liberal political theory
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedAs seminal work of political sociology
examines ethical foundations of liberalism
historical development of liberal democracy
relationship between social evolution and political institutions
fieldOfStudy political science
social philosophy
sociology
focusesOn development of liberal democratic ideals
development of social institutions
genre political sociology
political theory
social theory
hasPerspective liberal democratic
influencedBy classical liberalism
evolutionary theory
language English
mainSubject democracy
evolutionary theory in social sciences
liberalism
political theory
social evolution
social institutions
notableFor defence of liberal democracy on evolutionary grounds
systematic application of evolutionary ideas to political theory
philosophicalTradition British idealism
liberalism
publicationCentury 20th century
theoreticalFramework evolutionary framework
usedIn political theory courses
sociology of institutions courses

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L. T. Hobhouse notableWork Social Evolution and Political Theory