Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- EDITORIAL FOREWORD -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE -- AUTHOR'S PREFACE -- TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION -- PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: THE OBJECT AND METHOD OF SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Section 1. The Object of Social Science -- 1. Social Material -- 2. Definition and Features of Social Matter -- 3. The Dynamic Point of View -- Section 2. The Method of Social Science -- 1. Social Science as a Science of Observation -- 2. Social Science Considered as a Factor in Progress -- Part One: THEORY OF PROGRESS -- CHAPTER ONE: THE OBJECTIVE ELEMENTS OF PROGRESS -- Preliminary Section -- Section 1. Fraternity -- 1. Growth of the Group, Solidarity, and Cooperation -- 2. The Role of the Division of Labor and Likenesses -- Section 2. Liberty -- 1. Growth of Physical Liberty -- 2. Growth of Social Liberty -- 3. Growth of Moral Liberty -- 4. Increase in Human Individuality -- Section 3. Growth of Equality -- 1. General View of the Subject -- 2. Universal Contradiction -- 3. The Solution of Contradictions -- 4. Three Forms of Solution -- 5. Transaction -- 6. Equality -- 7. The Role of Social Inequalities -- Section 4. Triumph of the Spirit -- CHAPTER TWO: THE PROBLEM OF CONDUCT -- Section 1. Social Datum Concerning Conduct -- 1. The Fact of Conduct -- 2. Responsibility and Fault -- 3. Human Suffering -- Section 2. The Problem of Conduct -- 1. Contradiction between Pessimism and Progress -- 2. The Hypothesis of Original Fall -- 2 [sic]. The Hypothesis of Redemption -- 3. Supporting Proofs -- Section 3. Progress as a Form of Salvation -- 1. Phenomenon of the Institution -- 2. Role of the Three Social Fabrics -- 3. Role of Exceptional Persons -- CHAPTER THREE: EVOLUTION IN PROGRESS -- Section 1. Occidental Civilization -- Section 2. Alternation of Middle Ages and Renaissances.

1. Alternation in the Organization of Positive Society -- 2. Alternation between the Factors that Institute Positive Society -- Section 3. Explanation of the Alternations -- 1. Formation of Organic Periods -- 2. Production of Crises -- 3. Succession of the Pagan Era and the Christian Era -- Section 4. Demi-Middle Ages -- 1. Progressive Attenuation of Middle Ages and Renasissances -- 2. Demi-Middle Ages in History -- Section 5. Scientific Consequences of these Evolutionary Phenomena -- Section 6. Directives for Practice -- Part Two: SOCIAL MATTER -- CHAPTER ONE: SOCIAL SPACE -- Section 1. The Elements of Social Space: Race, Language, Credit -- Section 2. Repetition in Social Space -- 1. Universal Repetition -- 2. Generation -- 3. Imitation -- 4. Exchange and Capitalization -- 5. Individualist Character of Repetitive Movements -- CHAPTER TWO: SOCIAL FABRICS -- Section 1. Distinction between Social Fabric and Political Unity -- Section 2. The Elements of Social Fabric -- 1. The Matter of Fabric: Its Social Relations -- 2. The Energy of the Fabric: Power -- 3. Organization of the Fabric -- Section 3. The Three Social Fabrics -- CHAPTER THREE: POLITICAL UNITY -- Section 1. Political Unity and Government -- Section 2. The State -- Section 3. Public Authority -- CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX A: ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -- APPENDIX B: COUNTEREVOLUTION -- APPENDIX C: FRAGMENT ON EVOLUTION AND COUNTER-EVOLUTION IN THEIR THEOLOGICAL SENSE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR -- INDEX.