Outlines of Social Philosophy
Subtitle: A Prolegomena to the Philosophical foundations of Society
Publisher: Sinha Pub. House
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Calcutta
Number of pages: 413
Copyright date: 1965
First sentence: The book provides a systametic lucid and critical outline of the basic problems, methods and calculations of social philosophy. It incorporates recent developments in social sciences and offers new insights into the basic issues of social philosophy.
Advancement of knowledge takes place along side the phased development of individuo social reality. Creative persons give expression to their knowledge of the individuo-social reality in context of Nature through the increased logical complexity and linguistic clarity of their theory construction. Philosophy is the application of philosophical principles for interpretation of the data of social phenomena, which are obtained through the methodology of social sciences. 

In the construction of generalised theory of society the scientific method has played a vital role. The scientific method has given a clear insight into the societal processes, and thereby made philosophical interpretation of these processes relatively easier .It is necessary therefore that philosophy must be rooteed in science.
Description: Science prepares the way for philosophical interpretation in Nature and subsequent creative adventure in the realm of knowledge. A theory is the meeting point between science and an aspect of philosophy through multiple methodology. A theory which fails to give insight into the fundamental principles of an aspect of Nature through methodological procedure of science and philosophy is a 'model' or a 'doctrine' . At any stage of the development of knowledge there can be only ne thery concerning a certain aspect of Nature  through the convergence of scientific and philosophical principles. Obviously there can be only one philosophical or meta- scientific theory of society. The book interprets individuo-social reality from stand point of creative teleology.It has been claimed that an intelligible ,consistant, and generalised theory of society which is at once scientific as well as philosophical. From the methodological standpoint  a sharp ddichotomy between science and society and philosophy of society is illegitimate. Both science and social philosophy give us knowledge of fundamental principles of society through their respective epistemic procedures. The structure and functions of a society can be known through the eppistemic procedures of science and meaning and purpose of society can be known through the epistemic procedures of philosophy. The theory of society gives us generalised knowledge of the individuo-social Reality in the context of Nature. Social philosophy bridgesthe provisional gap between social science and social philosophy. The modern theory of knowledge is such that a sharp line of demarcation can no longer be made between socio-cultural situation and intellectual adventures of  creative persons. In contemporary period only those items of knowledge are regarded as significant  which are scientifically tenable, socially useful, and interpersonally transmisssible and satisfying. New transformations in epistemic principles on account of basic theoretical reasons have neceaaitated a reorientation in the formalization of social theory which has its inevitable philosophical overtones.

Contents ; Philosophical foundations of society 2. Nature of social philosophy 3. Social structure and social functions 4.Social organisation 5. Social differentiation 6. Social order and control 7. Social change and cultural progress  8. Social disorganisation and social values 9. Social; conformity and beyond conformity ; transmission of knowledge and creative advance-socialization- socializing Institutions-Socializing media -Media of social heritage -Individualization and socialism The idea of common good- beyond social conformity
Notes: THE BOOK ATTEMPTS TO INTERPRET THE INDIVIDUO-SOCIAL REALITY FROM STANDPOINT OF CREATIVE TELEOLOGY
Table of contents: label: 1
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title: Philosophical foundations of society; label: 3
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title: Social structure and social philosophy