SOSC 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Seval, Ronald Wright
8 Feb 2018
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Robert wright, in his book the short history of progress asks the following question: Are all human systems doomed to stagger along under the mounting weight of their internal logic until it crushes them? (wright, p. 63). In his book, he examines the meaning of progress and how it has affected the civilizations, past and present, arguing that 20th century was a century for improvements and moving forward. He questions if we are going to accept the lessons from the past or keep trying to improve the civilization without looking at the past. I picked this quote because it addressed a key question of the human mind. It reviews the mind of humans and how they keep on trying to improve civilization without even learning or looking back at the past. They"re trying to move forward however this is not possible without considering the past because the past is what forms and improves the future.
