Finally, volumes II and III of Terence Irwin's sweeping and authoritative work, The Development of Ethics: A Historical and Critical Study, contains several chapters devoted to the moral philosophies of Hume and Kant individually, as well as many insightful discussions of their views and arguments in relation to each other's (and to other philosophers').
By contrast, mainstream scientific hypotheses on the origin of life which have been developed within the framework of an evolutionary analysis have led to a wealth of experimental results and the development of a coherent historical narrative linking many different disciplines" (Lazcano 2004, p. 193).
The acceptance of rational and critical perspectives for judging the claims of religious authorities in Europe since the 18th century, plus the development of historical criticism and a sense of historical relativism, has contributed to the affirmation of man as basically a secular person.
Reid was significant in the development of a conservation policy for historical buildings in Scotland and was to become the first Head of the Scottish Office of Works SOWW) in 1827.
The self understands itself as part of a given community, but also as the product of a historical development that spans the arts and the sciences alike.
But the Crusades did have a marked impact on the development of Western historical literature.
Nonetheless, "Capital Offense" does a highly informed, if decidedly opinionated, job of situating these developments within a historical context, and the book makes for useful and succinct reading at a time when the state of the economy — and President Obama's handling of the recession — are being vociferously debated in Washington and around the country.
Ongoing developments with a historical background of some decades and which can be supported by data, e.g. the increase in global population, rising share of Asian GDP or share of urban population, have been considered recent megatrends.
This paper introduces the urban development of Chengdu as a historical city, summarizes the city's economic growth, urban spatial transformation and infrastructure construction as a major city in western China, and discusses its recent efforts in coordinating urban rural development as a pioneering city in China.
It was followed by a spate of imitations and finally resulted in the development of the historical novel.
