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Will Durant, Ariel Durant. XIII . Is Progress Real ? " Against this panorama of nations , morals , and religions rising and falling , the idea of progress finds itself in dubious shape . Is it only the vain and traditional boast of each ...
Will Durant, Ariel Durant. XIII . Is Progress Real ? " Against this panorama of nations , morals , and religions rising and falling , the idea of progress finds itself in dubious shape . Is it only the vain and traditional boast of each ...
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... progress at all in philosophy since Confucius ? Or in literature since Aeschylus ? Are we sure that our music , with its complex forms and powerful orchestras , is more profound than Palestrina , or more musical and inspiring than the ...
... progress at all in philosophy since Confucius ? Or in literature since Aeschylus ? Are we sure that our music , with its complex forms and powerful orchestras , is more profound than Palestrina , or more musical and inspiring than the ...
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... progress as the increasing control of the environment by life . It is a test that may hold for the lowliest organism as well as for man . We must not demand of progress that it should be continuous or universal . Obviously there are ...
... progress as the increasing control of the environment by life . It is a test that may hold for the lowliest organism as well as for man . We must not demand of progress that it should be continuous or universal . Obviously there are ...
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PREFACE | 7 |
Hesitations I | 11 |
History and the Earth | 14 |
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