Freedom in the Western World: From the Dark Ages to the Rise of DemocracyHarper & Row, 1963 - 428 páginas 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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... command it ? " Montaigne goes on for many pages showing that man is inferior to other animals in intelligence and virtue , and that by his alleged power of reason he only makes a greater fool of himself . He can sound like Pope Innocent ...
... command it ? " Montaigne goes on for many pages showing that man is inferior to other animals in intelligence and virtue , and that by his alleged power of reason he only makes a greater fool of himself . He can sound like Pope Innocent ...
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... command impiety . " In France the Huguenots drew on medieval theory , including the principle of natural law , to argue that the power of kings is properly limited . Protestants got some support , indeed , from Catholics , who might ...
... command impiety . " In France the Huguenots drew on medieval theory , including the principle of natural law , to argue that the power of kings is properly limited . Protestants got some support , indeed , from Catholics , who might ...
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... command uni- versal assent , etc. — he noted as well that this doctrine was too con- venient a way of keeping traditional beliefs from being questioned , putting them beyond rational inquiry and judgment . It was because of the ...
... command uni- versal assent , etc. — he noted as well that this doctrine was too con- venient a way of keeping traditional beliefs from being questioned , putting them beyond rational inquiry and judgment . It was because of the ...
Contenido
The Rise and Fall of Islam | 1 |
THE Origins of WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 25 |
The Medieval Sources of Freedom | 47 |
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Freedom in the Western World: From the Dark Ages to the Rise of Democracy Herbert Joseph Muller Vista de fragmentos - 1963 |
Freedom in the Western World: From the Dark Ages to the Rise of Democracy Herbert Joseph Muller Vista de fragmentos - 1963 |
Términos y frases comunes
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