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Glenn, Sociology, 1941

Social Philosophy

The family, the state, authority and rights, the common good, and the philosophy of human society.

school Theological counterpart: Ecclesiology
summarize Conclusions Sociology — Conclusions The conclusions of Glenn's Sociology set out as numbered theses, following the order of the tract, with the tract's dated positions marked.
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Glenn, Sociology

19 articles
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Introduction
The name, definition, history, object, importance, and division of Sociology.
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Fundamental Principles

Chapter 1 God and Christ

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God
The existence and nature of God, and His action upon the world as creation, preservation, and providence.
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Christ
The divinity and humanity of Christ, His redemptive work, and the Church He founded.
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Chapter 2 Man's Soul

Art. 1
The Existence and Nature of Man's Soul
The existence of the human soul, its unity with the body, its spirituality, and its immortality.
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Human Understanding and Free-Will
Man's intellect and free will, and the fundamental duties that follow from freedom.
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Divine Grace in Human Lives
The meaning of sanctifying and actual grace, and grace as a real factor in human lives.
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The Structure of Society

Chapter 1 The Social Element

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The Origin of Man
Evolution as hypothesis, its place in modern sociology, and the true origin of man.
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The Character of the Human Person
The definition of person, the dignity of man, and human dignity as the root-principle of sociology.
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Fundamental Human Rights and Duties
Right, duty, justice, charity, and equity, and the fundamental rights of religion, life, liberty, labor, and property.
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Chapter 2 The Social Unit

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The Origin and Nature of the Family
The family as an institution anterior to every other social group, and the nature and properties of marriage.
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Social Functions of the Family
The home, the family's relation to the State and to education, and the social evils that threaten family life.
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Chapter 3 The Social Groups

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The State
The State as a natural and perfect society, its origin, its authority, and the limits of intervention.
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The Church
The Church as a perfect society, her relation to the State, and her work in human society.
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The Problems of Society

Chapter 1 Problems of the Family

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Moral Problems of the Family
The problems of family stability, of family property, and of labor and unemployment.
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Economic Problems of the Family
The economics of founding a family and of maintaining it.
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Chapter 2 Problems of the Community

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Moral Problems of the Community
Crime and delinquency, social dependency and poverty, and racial problems.
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Economic Problems of the Community
Taxation and the balance of rural and urban population.
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Chapter 3 World Problems

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Moral Problems of the Nations
Nationalism and patriotism distinguished, and the validity of treaties and covenants.
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Economic Problems of the Nations
The economics of war and armaments, and the Malthusian doctrine of population and food-supply.
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