http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/11/02/stephen-davies/how-the-world-got-modern/ Big Ideas for a Better World Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/11/02/stephen-davies/how-the-world-got-modern/comment-page-1/#comment-357689 Everyone knows that Presbyterians, not Lutherans, are the hard-working Protestants | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:56:55 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=2324#comment-357689 [...] the risk of sounding like a nutty determinist, this is why I found Steven Davies’ recent essay at Cato Unbound so persuasive. By identifying Europe’s political fragmentation as the [...] [...] the risk of sounding like a nutty determinist, this is why I found Steven Davies’ recent essay at Cato Unbound so persuasive. By identifying Europe’s political fragmentation as the [...]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/11/02/stephen-davies/how-the-world-got-modern/comment-page-1/#comment-356310 Modernity, Christianity and Islam | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:48:14 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=2324#comment-356310 [...] because of spontaneous social change, secularism, the rise of “engineering culture,” or competition between European states? I’m inclined to agree with Stephen Davies insofar as competition among states probably laid [...] [...] because of spontaneous social change, secularism, the rise of “engineering culture,” or competition between European states? I’m inclined to agree with Stephen Davies insofar as competition among states probably laid [...]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/11/02/stephen-davies/how-the-world-got-modern/comment-page-1/#comment-354956 Positive Liberty » More Shameless Self-Promotion Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:09:43 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=2324#comment-354956 [...] off is Steve Davies with “How the World Got Modern.” His thesis is provocative, and if his forthcoming book can bear it out, it will mark a [...] [...] off is Steve Davies with “How the World Got Modern.” His thesis is provocative, and if his forthcoming book can bear it out, it will mark a [...]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/11/02/stephen-davies/how-the-world-got-modern/comment-page-1/#comment-354874 Modernity vs. Western Civilization? « Andrew Smith’s Blog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:02:44 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=2324#comment-354874 [...] became the dominant civilisation on the planet has been debated by countless scholars (the lead essay by Stephen Davies contains a brief but comprehensive literature survey). Some scholars have argued that Western [...] [...] became the dominant civilisation on the planet has been debated by countless scholars (the lead essay by Stephen Davies contains a brief but comprehensive literature survey). Some scholars have argued that Western [...]

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