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'.
- ISBN10 0312214065
- ISBN13 9780312214067
- Publish Date 15 October 1998 (first published 8 July 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 March 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave MacMillan
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 130
- Language English