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... described Darwin's optimistic view of science and technology . This section will suggest that his perspective was rooted in his social and political position within the Industrial Revolution . Thus , to grasp the cultural and political ...
... described Darwin's optimistic view of science and technology . This section will suggest that his perspective was rooted in his social and political position within the Industrial Revolution . Thus , to grasp the cultural and political ...
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... described an individual who seeks ' the refuge of some rural shade ' where He may possess the joys he thinks he sees , Lay his old age upon the lap of ease , Improve the remnant of his wasted span ; And having liv'd a trifler , die a ...
... described an individual who seeks ' the refuge of some rural shade ' where He may possess the joys he thinks he sees , Lay his old age upon the lap of ease , Improve the remnant of his wasted span ; And having liv'd a trifler , die a ...
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... described as a personal capital investment ( ' une mise de fonds ' ) . Michelet shows the same sympathy for the vulnerable spider caught up in a vicious circle - ' to spin you must eat , to eat you must spin ' ( 1857 , 210 ) - as he had ...
... described as a personal capital investment ( ' une mise de fonds ' ) . Michelet shows the same sympathy for the vulnerable spider caught up in a vicious circle - ' to spin you must eat , to eat you must spin ' ( 1857 , 210 ) - as he had ...
Contents
Contributors | 7 |
Introduction | 15 |
Nature as Ethical Norm in the Enlightenment | 51 |
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