Originally published in 1967. Ludwig Edelstein characterizes the idea of "progress" in Greek and Roman times. He analyzes the ancients' belief in "a tendency inherent in nature or in man to pass through a regular sequence of stages of development in past, present, and future, the latter stages being-with perhaps occasional retardations or minor regressions-superior to the earlier." Edelstein's contemporaries asserted that the Greeks and Romans were entirely ignorant of a belief in progress in this sense of the term. In ...
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Originally published in 1967. Ludwig Edelstein characterizes the idea of "progress" in Greek and Roman times. He analyzes the ancients' belief in "a tendency inherent in nature or in man to pass through a regular sequence of stages of development in past, present, and future, the latter stages being-with perhaps occasional retardations or minor regressions-superior to the earlier." Edelstein's contemporaries asserted that the Greeks and Romans were entirely ignorant of a belief in progress in this sense of the term. In arguing against this dominant thesis, Edelstein draws from the conclusions of scholars of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and discusses ideas of Auguste Comte and Wilhelm Dilthey.
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Good with no dust jacket. 0801801850. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and traces of removed pocket.; Challenges the belief that the idea of progress is of modern origin and the outcome of a specifically Christian view of history; 211 pages.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0801801850. Scholar's name to ffep (Carolyn Dewald). DJ is price-clipped with light chipping.; Challenges the belief that the idea of progress is of modern origin and the outcome of a specifically Christian view of history; 211 pages.
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Good. No dustjacket. Marks/scuffs to cover. Foxing to textblock edges. Previous owner signatures/markings at front/back & title page. Back endpaper missing. Some scuffs on pages. Text good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 245 p.
