Full Description
Volume 3 gives a fascinating portrait of Barbara Wootton's beliefs and hopes, discussion ranging over the creation of the universe, personal immortality, the existence of a god, foundations of morality, the taking of life, and social, racial and sexual equality. She discourses on obligations between citizen and state, war and her wartime views on possible European federation, science and democracy, divorce and marriage laws, particular inequalities faced by women, reform of the House of Lords, the future of the social sciences, and euthanasia.
Contents
What I Believe, 1966 - Return to Equality? 1952 - In Pursuit of Equality, 1976 - The Mutual Obligations of Citizen and Authority in Contemporary Society, 1975 - When is a War Not a War? 1981 - The Future of the Social Sciences, 1961 - Universities and their Problems in the Contemporary World, 1969 - Reflections on Resigning a Professorship, 1952 - A Plea for Constructive Teaching, 1937 - The Long Term Impact of the Social Sciences on Democratic Political Practice, 1954 - The Contribution of Science to Democracy, 1952 - Uses of Sociology, 1978 - A Plague on all your Isms, 1942 - Socialism and Federation, 1941 - Holiness or Happiness, 1955 - Marriage Laws, 1979 - Women's Political Heritage, 1982 - The Second Sex? Women Must Work, 1962 - Senior Posts for Women, 1962 - At the Top in Social Work, 1971 - The End of the Peers? 1977 - The Right to Die, 1978 - Bibliography - Index
