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102 In the contemporary world , this criterion of partisanship implies not that the
great writer must actually be a socialist , but that : ' It is enough that a writer takes
socialism into account and does not reject it out of hand . But if he rejects ...
102 In the contemporary world , this criterion of partisanship implies not that the
great writer must actually be a socialist , but that : ' It is enough that a writer takes
socialism into account and does not reject it out of hand . But if he rejects ...
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Despite his regular disavowals , Milton is actually committed to an essentially
meritocratic theology : the world is made up of discrete rational individuals whose
achievements are conditional upon their own efforts . Thus far , we have been ...
Despite his regular disavowals , Milton is actually committed to an essentially
meritocratic theology : the world is made up of discrete rational individuals whose
achievements are conditional upon their own efforts . Thus far , we have been ...
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22 Nowhere does Milton actually discuss the rival schemes for the internal
organisation of the Army , but his broad political outlook would suggest that he
can have had little sympathy for the rank - and - file democracy proposed by the ...
22 Nowhere does Milton actually discuss the rival schemes for the internal
organisation of the Army , but his broad political outlook would suggest that he
can have had little sympathy for the rank - and - file democracy proposed by the ...
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Contents
The World Vision of Revolutionary Independency | 50 |
The English Revolutionary Crisis | 60 |
Reason Triumphant | 94 |
Copyright | |
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