The Secret of Progress (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

W. Cunningham

9780484376709: The Secret of Progress (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484376705 ISBN 13: 9780484376709

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Buckle1 regarded it as clear that militarism and high intellectual development were not compatible: till recently, many people were prepared to believe that warfare was alien to the interest of civilised peoples and could only occur among half civilised or backward races. But this war has shown that these hopes were vain, and that the last result of civilisation was not to render war impossible, but to give the means of carrying it out on a vastly extended scale. The increase of knowledge and of power over nature, and the sense of the benefits of intercourse and inter-communication have not sufficed to give us any immunity from war.

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William Cunningham (1849–1919) was a prominent British economist and economic historian. Originally published in 1918, this book presents a concise account by Cunningham regarding the development of human spiritual consciousness. The text discusses the relationship between progress and Christianity, providing an accessible exposition aimed at the general reader.

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