The Idea of ProgressF. A. Praeger, 1967 - 497 pages |
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... sublime truths . Pascal insists , however , that authority is not required in the case of " sub- jects accessible to sense or reasoning . " 4 Authority , here , is not only useless ; 1 The Genius of Christianity , pp . 48-9 . The last ...
... sublime truths . Pascal insists , however , that authority is not required in the case of " sub- jects accessible to sense or reasoning . " 4 Authority , here , is not only useless ; 1 The Genius of Christianity , pp . 48-9 . The last ...
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... sublime ' mental culture , ' a great Babylonian confusion , " is to be ob- served in the difference of technical economic arrangements . How was it possible for this mind to develop ? What were the conditions for its growth ? The growth ...
... sublime ' mental culture , ' a great Babylonian confusion , " is to be ob- served in the difference of technical economic arrangements . How was it possible for this mind to develop ? What were the conditions for its growth ? The growth ...
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... sublime.36 He cites the famous scene in the Iliad wherein Priam comes to Achilles to reclaim the body of his son ; but " we shall find in the tragedy of Zara a father to contrast with Priam , " says Chateaubriand.37 Racine's Andromache ...
... sublime.36 He cites the famous scene in the Iliad wherein Priam comes to Achilles to reclaim the body of his son ; but " we shall find in the tragedy of Zara a father to contrast with Priam , " says Chateaubriand.37 Racine's Andromache ...
Contents
General Introduction | 3 |
ISSUES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY | 10 |
Will Progress Continue Indefinitely or Plateau | 15 |
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