The Idea of Progress in Classical Antiquity Contributor(s): Edelstein, Ludwig (Author) |
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ISBN: 1421435578 ISBN-13: 9781421435572 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 248 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |