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The Acquisitive Society

R. H. Tawney

Philosophyabout 5 h 45 min of listening

A discussion of the distinction between an Acquisitive Society, one guided by profits, and a Functional Society, one guided by service.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Introductory
  3. Rights and Functions
  4. The Acquisitive Society
  5. The Nemesis of Industrialism
  6. Property and Creative Work
  7. The Functional Society
  8. Industry as a Profession
  9. The “Vicious Circle”
  10. The Condition of Efficiency
  11. The Position of the Brain Worker
  12. Porro Unum Necessarium
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  1. Endnotes
  2. Colophon
  3. Uncopyright

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Source: Standard Ebooks. CC0 1.0 (Standard Ebooks edition); the text is in the public domain

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