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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Idea of Progress"”.
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The French Revolution and the idea of progress
[INTRODUCTION] The fact of change need not necessarily imply progress. Nevertheless, by progress we mean change. That which is static cannot be progressive. Progress implies progression in the direction of a desirable goal. Any change other than in that direction would be retrogression. Progress …
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Integral Transhumanism: The Holistic Leap Forward
Transhumanism champions the emerging use of biotechnological enhancement to perfect our biologically-based human limitations. This study evaluates both the contemporary bioethical discourse on enhancement, and the transhumanist movement itself, in light of Ken Wilber's Integral Theory of …
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Chilean conservative thought, 1866-1904
… political tradition in the second half of the nineteenth century. The liberal-conservative dichotomy that characterised nineteenth-century politics has proved insufficient as a historical framework to capture conservatism’s nuances. Accordingly, I argue for a recontextualisation of …
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One degree removed : the last carnival of Venice
… urban and architectural, has been driven by the idea of progress aimed at economic and technological growth, which, in turn has been leaving waste in its wake. Waste has thus become the subjects of culture in the 21st century. Our daily life is supported by products that could be understood as …
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"The Length of Our Vision": Thoreau, Berry, and Sustainability
… past several years have seen increased awareness of environmental degradation, climate change, and energy concerns—and with good reason; addressing the problem of sustainability is vital if American culture is to both persist and thrive. Because this issue affects all aspects of our lives, it can …
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LAICITÀ DELLA REPUBBLICA E PROGRESSO SPIRITUALE DELLA SOCIETÀ
… the present work moves is that the “spiritual progress of society”, as the collective projection of a multiplicity of instances of conscience, can condition the evolution of legal systems, which, before being systems of rules of conduct, constitute “sets of values of human action deriving from …
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The power of the medieval Solomon-magus and Solomon-auctor revealed through the "Canterbury Tales", "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", and the "Tale of the Sankgreal"
… his ever-familiar wisdom but also his authorship of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs; his administration and craftsmanship in the building of the Temple; his peaceableness as king; his understanding of the natural world; and his weakness for women. The context for these traditions in the …
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El pensamiento musical de Antonio Eximeno
… - Roma, 1808) fue uno de estos jesuitas. Filósofo, matemático y profesor de retórica, utilizó la teoría musical como un medio para integrarse en las redes culturales de la sociedad italiana, reflejando la influencia del pensamiento europeo ilustrado y actuando como un "mediador cultural" entre …