Bowler traces ideas about progress using evolutionary biology to throw light on parallel changes in the understanding of social development.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter J. Bowler is Emeritus Professor of the School of History, Anthropology, Politics and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1. Introduction: ladders and trees Part I. The Ladder of Progress and the End of History: 2. From the chain of being to the ladder of creation 3. The hierarchy of humanity 4. Progress to paradise: Christianity, idealism and history 5. Ascent to utopia: the quest for a perfect society 6. End of an era? Part II. Toward a World of Unlimited Possibilities: 7. Darwinian visions 8. The uniqueness of humans 9. Branching out: the evolution of civilizations 10. Toward an uncertain future 11. Epilogue: where did it all go wrong? Bibliography.
Preface 1. Introduction: ladders and trees Part I. The Ladder of Progress and the End of History: 2. From the chain of being to the ladder of creation 3. The hierarchy of humanity 4. Progress to paradise: Christianity, idealism and history 5. Ascent to utopia: the quest for a perfect society 6. End of an era? Part II. Toward a World of Unlimited Possibilities: 7. Darwinian visions 8. The uniqueness of humans 9. Branching out: the evolution of civilizations 10. Toward an uncertain future 11. Epilogue: where did it all go wrong? Bibliography.
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