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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... western Europe , the greatest financial power . It was the one civilizing agency , virtually monopolizing literacy and learning ; without its aid no ruler could hope to administer a king- dom of any size . During the catastrophes of the ...
... western Europe , the greatest financial power . It was the one civilizing agency , virtually monopolizing literacy and learning ; without its aid no ruler could hope to administer a king- dom of any size . During the catastrophes of the ...
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... western Europe . Through the recurrent raids and upheavals peasants too had often to rely on their own arms and efforts . In general , the violent transitions of the Dark Ages broke up ancient customs and forced men to think and act for ...
... western Europe . Through the recurrent raids and upheavals peasants too had often to rely on their own arms and efforts . In general , the violent transitions of the Dark Ages broke up ancient customs and forced men to think and act for ...
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... Western man tremendous power , far beyond the dreams of ancient men or contemporary men in the East ; and some pioneers , especially Francis Bacon , were dazzled by visions of these potentialities . Whereas Socrates had valued knowl ...
... Western man tremendous power , far beyond the dreams of ancient men or contemporary men in the East ; and some pioneers , especially Francis Bacon , were dazzled by visions of these potentialities . Whereas Socrates had valued knowl ...
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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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