The Idea of ProgressF. A. Praeger, 1967 - 497 pages |
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... tears apart , crushes , obliterates machinery in modern warfare . But this inhuman carnage and destruction spills over into the human sphere . This can best be seen where machinery tears itself apart , where it is ripped open , where ...
... tears apart , crushes , obliterates machinery in modern warfare . But this inhuman carnage and destruction spills over into the human sphere . This can best be seen where machinery tears itself apart , where it is ripped open , where ...
Contents
General Introduction | 3 |
ISSUES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY | 10 |
Will Progress Continue Indefinitely or Plateau | 15 |
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according Adams advance affirmation agree appears applies assert attained become better bring called cause Chapter civilization complete Comte conceive considered continue course culture cycles cyclical deny direction discussed earth economic effect equality evolution example existence fact final follows force freedom future Hence hold human nature human progress human race Ibid idea important improvement increase individual issues kind knowledge least less limited living maintain man's mankind matter means mind moral necessary never notion observed occur organization past pattern pattern of history perfection perhaps period phase philosophy political position possible present principle produce progress authors question reason regard regress relation respect result says scientific seems sense similar social society stage theory things tion treated true universe whole writers