What conditions the chances of liberty, wealth, and equality at the start of the third Christian millennium? Why did human civilizations develop so slowly for thousands of years, and then transform themselves during the last three hundred? This study of four great thinkers who lived between 1689 and 1995 - Montesquieu, Adam Smith, De Tocqueville, and Ernest Gellner - weaves their lives and works together and through their own words shows how they approached the question of the nature of humanity, our past and our future.
From the preface: 'This is a book which synthesizes a lifetime of reflection on the origins of the modern world.
This book analyses our condition by looking at the work of two great thinkers, one of whom provides a deep historical perspective, the other a wide comparative analysis.
the Modern Age solved the riddle that “was” blindness. This logic, of course, aligns with modernity's invocation and privileging of “reason” as the quintessential human faculty. Nature, including the human type with its behavior and ...
In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capitalto his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and ...
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Objects crafted from metal ore can be beneficial to human society as much as they can be dangerous, creating bonds between lord and thane, beautifying the body and protecting warriors in the form of arms and armour.
Livingstone , R. W. ( 1935 ) Greek Ideals and Modern Life Oxford : Oxford University Press . Livingstone , R. W. ( 1944 ) Plato and Modern Education . The Bede Lecture . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
The inimitable quartet of Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance haven't had a mission together in some time.
J. Lawrence Angel , an American pathologist , and Mirko D. Grmek , a French physician - historian , are major pioneers and contributors to the field in discovering the data by developing techniques for examination and assessing the ...
While working on these books and exploring different cultures, I wrote a number of shorter lectures, talks and essays on various aspects of the great transition to modernity.