Aron’s Principles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6267285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J A Hall (0000-0001-8739-947X), Jon Hall (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 423-437 |
| Publication date | 1984-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1984.tb01056.x |
| OpenAlex | W2085438204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Beginning in 1930... I felt, almost physically, the approach of historical storms. ‘History is again on the move’, in the words of Arnold Toynbee. 1 am still marked by this experience, which inclined me towards an active pessimism Once and for all, I ceased to believe that history automatically obeys the dictates of reason or the desires of men of good will. I lost faith and held on, not without effort, to hope. I discovered the enemy that 1 as well do not tire of pursuing, totalitarianism, an enemy no less insidious than Malthusianism. In any form of fanaticism, even one inspired by idealism, 1 suspect a new incarnation of the monster
Adversary · Aesthetics · Agnosticism · Art history · Epistemology · Faith · Fallacy · Fanaticism · Idealism · Incarnation · Monster · Pessimism · Political science · Reinterpretation · Suspect · Theology · History · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |