The Evolution of Civilization (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Dimmick, Francis Marion

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440068399 ISBN 13 : 9781440068393

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How humankind learned to think beyond survival—and why the story still matters today.

This edition surveys the long arc of civilization, from early life to the rise of science and modern life. It frames civilization as a developing, relative idea, not a fixed standard, and explains why progress is uneven across eras and cultures. The book invites readers to see how social values, knowledge, and institutions interact to shape our world.

Through chapters on ancient Crete, Egypt, Babylon, and beyond, it traces how mighty empires influenced one another and how ideas about life, law, and learning traveled across time. It also weighs big questions about what counts as real progress and how science reshapes society, without simplifying complex histories.

• Understand the evolving definition of civilization and why it’s treated as a work in progress.


• Learn how ancient cultures influenced later societies and the role of war, trade, and ideas in cultural growth.


• See why science and knowledge matter as catalysts for social change and human development.


• Explore how modern life differs from past civilizations in morals, education, and power structures.

Ideal for readers of history and social thought who want a clear, big-picture look at where we came from and where we might go next.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This little book is a sequel toT he AB Gof Evolution which was published last year. In that work I told, in outline, the story of the evolution of the universe, and particularly the evolution of life on the earth ;and at the close I briefly described how the appearance of man crowned the long ages of earlier struggle. Unfortunately, the limits of the work, which was merely a short and simple account, for people of little leisure, of the story of evolution, prevented me from enlarging upon the subject just when it became most interesting. The predominant feeling of our troubled age is social and humanitarian. We want to understand human life: to learn its meaning, its laws, its destiny. We feel that the pitiless struggles of the past cannot be the model of the present; that an entirely new phase of evolution has opened on this planet.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440068399
• ISBN 13: 9781440068393
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 134
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