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... physical environment ? Is not history itself , in the last analysis , a vision of the whole universe on the move in the four - dimensional framework of space - time ? And , in this all - embracing panorama , are there not many events ...
... physical environment ? Is not history itself , in the last analysis , a vision of the whole universe on the move in the four - dimensional framework of space - time ? And , in this all - embracing panorama , are there not many events ...
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ARNOLD J. TOYNBEE. close and obvious dependence on recurrent predictable cycles in physical nature ? Are we not confronted here with a kind of human action that is more or less inde- pendent of physical cycles and is capable of ...
ARNOLD J. TOYNBEE. close and obvious dependence on recurrent predictable cycles in physical nature ? Are we not confronted here with a kind of human action that is more or less inde- pendent of physical cycles and is capable of ...
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... physical science was seriously hindered until this anthropomorphic , mythological habit of looking at physical nature was broken . We have , I think , broken it effectively . In our physical science , we are thoroughly on our guard ...
... physical science was seriously hindered until this anthropomorphic , mythological habit of looking at physical nature was broken . We have , I think , broken it effectively . In our physical science , we are thoroughly on our guard ...
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My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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