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Outward Forms, Inner Springs

A Study in Social and Religious Philosophy

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Authors:
  1. Dorothy Emmet

    1. University of Manchester, UK
      Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, UK
      Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. A Philosopher among the Anthropologists

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 1-5
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  3. Some Functions of Religious Ritual

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 6-17
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  4. The Limits of Function

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 18-29
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  5. Religious Sociology

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 30-43
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  6. Anthropologists on Myth

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 44-56
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  7. Haunted Universes

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 57-64
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  8. The Greater Haunting: a Personal God?

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 65-72
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  9. ‘The Ground Of Being’

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 73-84
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  10. Coleridge on Inner Powers

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 85-101
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  11. An Enabling Universe

    • Dorothy Emmet
    Pages 102-121
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  12. Back Matter

    Pages 122-130
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About this book

Building on the philosophies of the social sciences and of religion, the book is concerned with the interplay between the inner powers of individuals and the structures of their societies and also with how these inner powers affect how they see outer realities. Dorothy Emmet looks at persons in a world of impersonal processes. She is critical of the notion of a personal God, but sees the emergence of personal activities as constrained but also sustained through 'an enabling universe'.

Reviews

'It is an honour to the learning and philosophical acumen of nonagenarians which will repay the most careful and thoughtful reading of both philosophers and non-philosophers...philosopher's philosophy, made accessible and interesting to the lay reader, and there is also the special sort of rigour given by a balanced view.' Jonathan Westphal, Times Literary Supplement

'Outward Forms/Inner Springs is filled with interesting analysis, commentary and personal anecdote...there is much philosopher's philosophy, made accessible and interesting to the lay reader, and there is also the special sort of rigour given by a balanced view.' - Times Literary Supplement

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Dorothy Emmet

  • Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, UK

    Dorothy Emmet

  • Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, UK

    Dorothy Emmet

About the author

Dorothy Emmet is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Manchester.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Outward Forms, Inner Springs

  • Book Subtitle: A Study in Social and Religious Philosophy

  • Authors: Dorothy Emmet

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26672-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Dorothy Emmet 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-72755-3Published: 08 July 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-26674-6Published: 01 January 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-26672-2Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 130

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Social Sciences, general

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