Sin and Society: An Analysis of Latter-Day Iniquity
Nonfiction work
By: Edward Alsworth Ross
Date: 1907
Source: Ross, Edward Alsworth. Sin and Society: An Analysis of Latter-Day Iniquity. Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1965, 3–19.
About the Author: Edward Alsworth Ross (1866–1951) was a founder of American sociology and a leading intellectual proponent of Progressive ideology. A widely published and influential professor who served on the faculties of Stanford University, the University of Nebraska, and the University of Wisconsin, Ross rejected the prevalent social and political philosophies of late nineteenth century America.
Introduction
In the years following the Civil War (1861–1865), conservative ideas dominated American political, economic, and social philosophy. Conservative thinkers attributed personal success and failure to the Darwinist theory of "survival of the fittest," and the playing...
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