{"product_id":"2026100008142-secondhand-the-development-of-social-thought","title":"The Development Of Social Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 4th ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fair. Jacket: Worn\/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Rubbed edges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earliest philosophical musings of ancient Greece to the complex sociological frameworks of the modern era, The Development of Social Thought chronicles the long and intricate history of how humanity has understood itself and its institutions. The work presents a sweeping survey of the great thinkers — from Plato and Aristotle through Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, to Marx, Spencer, and beyond — tracing how ideas about society, order, justice, and human nature have evolved across centuries and civilisations.\n\nThe book argues that social thought is not merely an academic exercise but a living force that has shaped revolutions, legal systems, and the very fabric of modern life. Written with scholarly authority and genuine intellectual sweep, it illustrates how each era's dominant ideas both reflect and reshape the world that produced them. For students of sociology, philosophy, and history alike, this volume remains an indispensable guide to understanding how we arrived at the social world we inhabit — and how profoundly our inherited ideas continue to govern it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130719379675,"sku":"2026100008142-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/142c3484-ce75-4de2-90c1-7a878bfb532a.png?v=1786589209","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008142-secondhand-the-development-of-social-thought","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}