First published in 1972, the lectures reprinted in this book aim to trace the development of the social sciences during the present century and to show the role of the London School of Economics and Political Science in this development since it was founded in 1895.

1. Introduction 2. Individual and Collective Choice 3. Time and Change 4. The Basis of Social Cohesion 5. The State versus Man 6. Conflict and Co-operation 7. Social Ills and Public Remedies 8. Measurement in the Study of Society 9. Models of Man 10. Social Knowledge and the Public Interest 11. The Legal Framework of Society 12. Man and his Environment 13. Affluence and Disruption