The Salvaging of Civilization: The Probable Future of MankindThe Floating Press, 1 de mar. de 2012 - 146 páginas Though today best remembered as a science fiction writer, H.G. Wells was a keen observer of social and geopolitical trends who mined his era's headlines as fodder for his creative work. The writer was deeply shaken by the destruction and death wrought by World War I, and in this volume of passionate essays and observations, Wells lays out his suggestions for avoiding global conflict in the future. |
De dentro do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 19
Página 7
... individual. Human society up to a couple of centuries ago was essentially a man-power and horse-power system. There was in addition a certain limited use of water power and wind power, but that was not on a scale to affect the general ...
... individual. Human society up to a couple of centuries ago was essentially a man-power and horse-power system. There was in addition a certain limited use of water power and wind power, but that was not on a scale to affect the general ...
Página 20
... individuals, and while to-day we can deal with great reading populations and can reach them by press and printed matter, by a universal distribution of books, by great lecturing organizations and the like, those earlier great changes in ...
... individuals, and while to-day we can deal with great reading populations and can reach them by press and printed matter, by a universal distribution of books, by great lecturing organizations and the like, those earlier great changes in ...
Página 21
... individual only so far as it makes him a sufficient member of the community. The chief end of education is to subjugate and sublimate for the collective purposes of our kind the savage egotism we inherit. Every school, every college ...
... individual only so far as it makes him a sufficient member of the community. The chief end of education is to subjugate and sublimate for the collective purposes of our kind the savage egotism we inherit. Every school, every college ...
Página 28
... individuals. The world state must begin, it can only begin, as a propagandist cult, or as a group of propagandist cults, to which men and women must give themselves and their energies, regardless of the consequences to themselves ...
... individuals. The world state must begin, it can only begin, as a propagandist cult, or as a group of propagandist cults, to which men and women must give themselves and their energies, regardless of the consequences to themselves ...
Página 48
Você atingiu seu limite de visualização deste livro.
Você atingiu seu limite de visualização deste livro.
Conteúdo
4 | |
33 | |
III The Enlargement of Patriotism to a World State | 54 |
IV The Bible of Civilization Part One | 76 |
V The Bible of Civilization Part Two | 93 |
VI The Schooling of the World | 110 |
VII College Newspaper and Book | 131 |
VIII The Envoy | 153 |
Endnotes | 158 |
Outras edições - Ver todos
The Salvaging of Civilization: The Probable Future of Mankind H. G. Wells Prévia não disponível - 2016 |
The Salvaging of Civilization the Probable Future of Mankind (Classic Reprint) H. G. Wells Prévia não disponível - 2017 |
Termos e frases comuns
adolescent altogether American ancient Apocrypha begin believe Bible of Civilization Bolshevik Book of Forecasts Book of Job British Empire British Monarchy Canon century chiefly co-operation college stage conflict considerable definite difficulty discussion efficient effort Europe existing fields final find first five fly Hebrew Bible hope human affairs hundred idea imagine individual influence intelligence knowledge language League of Nations learning lesson Leviticus limitations literature lives mankind matter means mental methods minds modern Bible moral newspaper old Bible Old World organization outlook peace perhaps political possible present problem propaganda proper pupil question race Russia scientific seems significance Sinn Fein social sort of thing sovereign sufficient talk teacher teaching thought to-day United United States constitute unity universal Utopia vast warfare Western Roman Empire whole world commonweal world law world-wide