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Originally published in 1924, Professor Hobhouse's theories and commentaries upon social development are an important milestone in the history of sociological thought. Of particular interest to the modern sociologist is his delineation of the struggle of the human mind towards rationality in thought and action and his insistence on the principle that in all social investigations it is necessary to distinguish between questions of fact and questions of value.

ch. 1. The growth of communities -- ch. 2. Society and the community -- ch. 3. The basis of the community -- ch. 4. Development -- ch. 5. The conditions of social development -- ch. 6. Psychological conditions, I : from impulse to will -- ch. 7. Psychological conditions, II : the root-interests of man -- ch. 8. The interaction of minds -- ch. 9. The social factor -- ch. 10. Intellectual development -- ch. 11. The development of institutions -- ch. 12. The interpretation of social development -- ch. 13. Social law and social science -- ch. 14. Consistency in development.

chapter THE METAPHYSICAL THEORY OF THE STATE LECTURE I THE OBJECTS OF SOCIAL INVESTIGATION -- chapter LECTURE II FREEDOM AND LAW -- chapter III. The Real Will -- chapter LECTURE IV THE WILL OF THE STATE -- chapter LECTURE V VARYING APPLICATIONS OF THE METAPHYSICAL THEORY -- chapter CONCLUSION.

chapter I ETHICS AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY -- chapter II RIGHTS AND DUTIES -- chapter III LIBERTY (1) MORAL FREEDOM -- chapter IV LIBERTY (continued) (2) SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FREEDOM -- chapter V JUSTICE AND EQUALITY -- chapter VI PERSONAL JUSTICE -- chapter VII THE PAYMENT OF SERVICE -- chapter VIII PROPERTY AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION -- chapter IX SOCIAL AND PERSONAL FACTORS IN WEALTH -- chapter X INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION -- chapter XI DEMOCRACY.