History Of Progress
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A Short History Of Progress
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Author : Ronald Wright
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 2005
A Short History Of Progress written by Ronald Wright and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Writing with great wit and insight, the award-winning author of A Scientific Romance interrogates the notion of progress in the twentieth century, exploring the price paid for all of the wonders of modern technology and concluding that a new Dark Age may be on the horizon. Original.
History Of The Idea Of Progress
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Author : Robert A. Nisbet
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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History Of The Idea Of Progress written by Robert A. Nisbet and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
A Short History Of Progress
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Author : Ronald Wright
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2010-08-31
A Short History Of Progress written by Ronald Wright and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-31 with Science categories.
Have we learnt the lessons of the past - or will we be next? Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to civlisations which fell victim to their own success: from Easter Island's monolithic wilderness to the perpetual silence of the Mayan ruins and ultimately to today's melting ice caps and growing ozone hole, the cycle has continually repeated itself across the years.
History Of The Idea Of Progress
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Author : Robert Nisbet
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-12
History Of The Idea Of Progress written by Robert Nisbet and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-12 with History categories.
The idea of progress from the Enlightenment to postmodernism is still very much with us. In intellectual discourse, journals, popular magazines, and radio and talk shows, the debate between those who are "progressivists" and those who are "declinists" is as spirited as it was in the late seventeenth century. In History of the Idea of Progress, Robert Nisbet traces the idea of progress from its origins in Greek, Roman, and medieval civilizations to modern times. It is a masterful frame of reference for understanding the present world. Nisbet asserts there are two fundamental building blocks necessary to Western doctrines of human advancement: the idea of growth, and the idea of necessity. He sees Christianity as a key element in both secular and spiritual evolution, for it conveys all the ingredients of the modern idea of progress: the advancement of the human race in time, a single time frame for all the peoples and epochs of the past and present, the conception of time as linear, and the envisagement of the future as having a Utopian end. In his new introduction, Nisbet shows why the idea of progress remains of critical importance to studies of social evolution and natural history. He provides a contemporary basis for many disciplines, including sociology, economics, philosophy, religion, politics, and science. History of the Idea of Progress continues to be a major resource for scholars in all these areas.
The Age Of Progress
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Author : Tim McNeese
language : en
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Release Date : 2000-09
The Age Of Progress written by Tim McNeese and has been published by Lorenz Educational Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09 with History categories.
(18711929) The Age of Progress covers the latter decades of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th. Building on the advances of the industrial revolution, this "post-revolutionary" period is similarly defined by remarkable technological and industrial innovation. An era of firstssteel bridges, sewing machines, bicycles, typewriters, radios, automobiles, airplanes, electric light bulbs, the telephone, photography, and the first motion picturethe Age of Progress gave birth to unprecedented modes of productivity, transportation, and communication. Thomas Alva Edison, Wilbur and Orville Wright, and Charles Darwin are among the historic figures discussed. Special emphasis is given to the sociology of industrial advancementmost notably the development of leisure. Challenging map exercises and provocative review questions encourage meaningful reflection and historical analysis. Tests and answer keys included.
The Idea Of Progress
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Author : Sidney Pollard
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group
Release Date : 1971
The Idea Of Progress written by Sidney Pollard and has been published by Penguin Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with History categories.
A History Of The Future
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Author : Peter J. Bowler
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-11-02
A History Of The Future written by Peter J. Bowler and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-02 with Fiction categories.
A wide-ranging survey of predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology through the twentieth century.
History And The Idea Of Progress
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Author : Arthur M. Melzer
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2019-05-15
History And The Idea Of Progress written by Arthur M. Melzer and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with Philosophy categories.
The publication of Francis Fukuyama's article, "The End of History?" prompted a wave of public debates about democracy, progress, and the idea of history. In this book, twelve distinguished cultural commentators offer a brilliant array of responses to those debates. Fukuyama's controversial essay had considered whether Western-style democracy might be the endpoint of an inevitable historical development. For the present volume, the chapters—none of which has appeared elsewhere—include both a keynote chapter by Fukuyama and a series of spirited alternatives to his position. Additional essays examine the historical and philosophical origins of the idea of history that lies behind today's perspectives on progress and politics.
Progress And Religion
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Author : Christopher Dawson
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2012-08-09
Progress And Religion written by Christopher Dawson and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-09 with History categories.
Progress and Religion was perhaps the most influential of all Christopher Dawson's books, establishing him as an interpreter of history and a historian of ideas.
The Idea Of Progress
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Author : J. B. Bury
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2014-01-07
The Idea Of Progress written by J. B. Bury and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-07 with Philosophy categories.
Wide-ranging, erudite and stimulating, this thought-provoking volume describes the birth and development of one of the most important basic ideas of our civilization: progress, or the concept that humanity is advancing in a definite and desirable direction. Throughout, Bury examines the contributions of Darwin, Descartes, Voltaire, Locke, and other important thinkers.