Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2009-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 153 Marvin, Francis Sydney 1863 1943 Progress and History Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Progress and History" by Francis Sydney Marvin is a collection of essays likely written in the early 20th century. The work explores the concept of progress throughout human history, emphasizing its multifaceted nature across various domains such as art, science, government, and morality. The book addresses how different cultural and philosophical perspectives contribute to our understanding of progress and its implications for humanity. The opening of the volume sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the idea of progress. Marvin discusses a casual conversation where he and his friends reflect on the meaning of progress, identifying themes like the increase of knowledge, power, and humanity's appreciation for itself. He argues that an inquiry into progress provides hope and guidance, especially during difficult times such as war. He emphasizes a historical perspective, examining the origins of the idea of progress from ancient Greek thought through to modern interpretations, highlighting how human understanding of progress has evolved while grappling with its inherent challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Progress CB Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 665238 665247 2024-09-12T06:21:26.654174 2023-09-12T09:49:48.116559 text/html text/html 668779 2009-01-31T06:54:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 239255 2009-01-31T06:54:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 306633 2024-09-12T06:21:35.629612 application/epub+zip 313015 2024-09-12T06:21:28.679122 application/epub+zip 313015 2024-09-12T06:21:27.473114 application/epub+zip 547850 2024-09-12T06:21:41.159559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504477 2024-09-12T06:21:34.744592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504783 2022-09-13T05:59:46.859385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609193 609126 2024-09-12T06:21:25.802124 2023-09-12T09:49:47.307579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 609071 2009-01-31T06:54:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225448 2009-01-31T06:54:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 609069 2009-01-31T06:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225344 2009-01-31T06:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19614 2024-09-12T06:21:41.299609 application/rdf+xml 13960 2024-09-12T06:21:27.836119 image/jpeg 3452 2024-09-12T06:21:27.654113 image/jpeg 291674 2024-09-12T06:21:26.710148 application/octet-stream application/zip