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In historiography, the Idea of Progress is the theory that advances in technology, science, and social organization inevitably produce an improvement in the general human condition. Meaning, people can be happier in terms of quality of life through economic development and the application of scientific progress. "To the minds of most people the desirable outcome of human development would be a condition of society in which all the inhabitants of the planet would enjoy a perfectly happy existence."

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 364 ● ISBN 9781447499312 ● Casa editrice Read Books Ltd. ● Pubblicato 2012 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2481066 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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