| 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.
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.
