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A New Philosophy of History
Krutch, Joseph Wood | October 16, 1929 issue

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The mere fact that the theory of evolution is, superficially at least, optimistic has led them to certain perfunctory references to biology, but they have not generally troubled to consider the contradictory theory of "increasing entropy"--so disturbing to Henry Adams because fundamental in orthodox physics; and they have not generally bothered their heads with any questions concerning the possibly disintegrating processes going on in the personality of the civilized man. Whether radical or conservative they have, in a word, been inclined to assume that the future of humanity presents no problem except that of social organization.

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HUMAN evolution; BIOLOGY; ENTROPY; SOCIAL interaction; SOCIAL structure; CIVILIZATION
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