The Idea of Progress

An Inquiry Into its Origin and Growth
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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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  • ISBN13 9780486780665
  • Pages 400
  • Released 2014
  • Publisher Dover Publications
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Language English