The Idea of Progress

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Author: J. B. Bury ISBN: 9780486780665
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: January 7, 2014
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: J. B. Bury
ISBN: 9780486780665
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: January 7, 2014
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English
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.
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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.

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