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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... fact ; and one might wonder at the value or even the reality of such " freedom . " Modern positivists - scientific analysts of the " idols of the market - place ” —have in fact called all these key words " meaningless . " Still , we ...
... fact ; and one might wonder at the value or even the reality of such " freedom . " Modern positivists - scientific analysts of the " idols of the market - place ” —have in fact called all these key words " meaningless . " Still , we ...
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... facts alone are never enough , never speak for themselves . Particularly in the social sciences all too many workers shy away from significant generalization or theory , stick to the relatively safe , easy business of fact - finding ...
... facts alone are never enough , never speak for themselves . Particularly in the social sciences all too many workers shy away from significant generalization or theory , stick to the relatively safe , easy business of fact - finding ...
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... fact emphasized these uniformities by declaring the cause of Humanity , the principle of equality , the rights of all men to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happi- ness . At the same time , they may emphasize the facts of cultural ...
... fact emphasized these uniformities by declaring the cause of Humanity , the principle of equality , the rights of all men to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happi- ness . At the same time , they may emphasize the facts of cultural ...
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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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