The Idea of Progress
- ISBN-10
- 3110820420
- ISBN-13
- 9783110820423
- Series
- The Idea of Progress
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 252
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-01-01
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- Authors
- Arnold Burgen, Peter McLaughlin, Jürgen Mittelstraß
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