Community and ideology [[electronic resource] ] : an essay in applied social philosophy / / Raymond Plant

• Autore: Plant Raymond
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge & K. Paul, 1974
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (82 p.)
• Disciplina: 307
• Soggetto topico: Communities; Community development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; Preface; 1 Philosophy and community work; 2 Community as fact and value; 3 The liberal community and community work; 4 Human nature, community and the concept of mental health; 5 Postscript: Community work and social casework; Suggestions for further reading; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Initially published in 1974, this is a work of applied social and political philosophy which relates the philsophical analysis to various forms of community work theory and practice. Raymond Plant emphasizes that 'community' has a wide range of both descriptive meanings and evaluative connotations, linking this dual role of the word in the description and evaluation of social experience to its history in ideological confrontations. The book takes account of some liberal criticisms of the community ideal, and finally seeks to re-state a theory of community compatible with a liberal ide
• Titolo autorizzato: Community and ideology
• ISBN: 1-135-19147-6; 1-282-28339-1; 9786612283390; 0-203-09234-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454926403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International library of welfare and philosophy.