Freedom in the Western World: From the Dark Ages to the Rise of DemocracyHarper & Row, 1963 - 428 Seiten Herbert J. Muller examines the meaning of freedom in the great civilizations of the past including the Sumerian, Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, Persian, Phoenician, Greek, Roman and early Christian. Ranging from the attempts of the cave man to free himself from the tyranny of nature through magic and ritual, to the religious despotism of Byzantium, the author surveys freedom's gains and triumps, its losses and failures. In doing so, he provides the reader with new insight into the meaning and destiny of freedom in Western Civilization. |
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... tion to rule instead of merely reign ; he was unquestionably popular until toward the end of his reign — and is still revered by conservatives in France . Abroad he made an immense impression as the very model of a sovereign ; other ...
... tion to rule instead of merely reign ; he was unquestionably popular until toward the end of his reign — and is still revered by conservatives in France . Abroad he made an immense impression as the very model of a sovereign ; other ...
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... tion of this knowledge , that mark the scientific revolution as the great- est revolution in the history of thought . It is in this deeper sense - beyond merely economic motives or hopes of material reward — that a practical spirit ...
... tion of this knowledge , that mark the scientific revolution as the great- est revolution in the history of thought . It is in this deeper sense - beyond merely economic motives or hopes of material reward — that a practical spirit ...
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... tion was that such forces were forever at work . The earth itself was forever in motion — it was not so static or staid as philosophers would have it . " The Earth is very noble and admirable by reason of so many and so different ...
... tion was that such forces were forever at work . The earth itself was forever in motion — it was not so static or staid as philosophers would have it . " The Earth is very noble and admirable by reason of so many and so different ...
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The Rise and Fall of Islam | 1 |
THE Origins of WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 25 |
The Medieval Sources of Freedom | 47 |
Urheberrecht | |
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