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... ancient world has disap- peared . In the current theories of our social develop- ment it is as if we had been ... civilisations is becoming clear . In these civilisations , in which the purposes of the State included the whole life and ...
... ancient world has disap- peared . In the current theories of our social develop- ment it is as if we had been ... civilisations is becoming clear . In these civilisations , in which the purposes of the State included the whole life and ...
Page 25
... ancient civilisations had been changed from a military to an economic basis , while as yet every one of its other ruling principles had remained unaltered.1 As in this light we look at the applied results of this conception of society ...
... ancient civilisations had been changed from a military to an economic basis , while as yet every one of its other ruling principles had remained unaltered.1 As in this light we look at the applied results of this conception of society ...
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... ancient civilisations again being reproduced . They are all expressions of a single fact , namely , that as- cendency of the present in the economic process , which is the correlative of the position in thought already described , but ...
... ancient civilisations again being reproduced . They are all expressions of a single fact , namely , that as- cendency of the present in the economic process , which is the correlative of the position in thought already described , but ...
Page 80
... ancient civilisations , into the political conceptions of Plato and Aristotle . That such a system of ideas should really express the meaning of our civilisation , or of our social prog- ress as a whole , must be , he perceives ...
... ancient civilisations , into the political conceptions of Plato and Aristotle . That such a system of ideas should really express the meaning of our civilisation , or of our social prog- ress as a whole , must be , he perceives ...
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... ancient civilisations , but from that which had hitherto prevailed in Western Europe . The character of the principle introduced remained as yet undefined in men's minds . It was unanalysed in any of the prevailing theories of society ...
... ancient civilisations , but from that which had hitherto prevailed in Western Europe . The character of the principle introduced remained as yet undefined in men's minds . It was unanalysed in any of the prevailing theories of society ...
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absolute amongst Ancestor Worship ancient civilisations antinomy antithesis become beginning cause century chap characteristic Church civil competition conception destined doctrine economic process efficiency empire endeavoured England English-speaking entirely epoch ethics Europe evolutionary process evolutionist existing expression fact forces forms fundamental future gradually Greek hitherto human evolution human mind Ibid ideal ideas individual influence inherent interests involved J. S. Mill John Stuart Mill labour laissez-faire last resort limits of political Manchester school meaning ment Middle Ages moral movement Natural Selection organisation Origin of Species past perceived period phase phenomena philosophy political consciousness position prevailing problem progress projected race reached realise religious consciousness represented result Roman Schmoller significance Sir Frederick Pollock slowly social process society spectacle spiritual stage struggle subordination temporal tendency tending theory thought throughout tion transcending ultimate utilitarian W. J. Ashley Western history Western world whole