The Ifs of History

by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

Book Overview

Whether or not we believe that events are consciously ordered before their occurrence, we are compelled to admit the importance of Contingency in human affairs. If we believe in such an orderly and predetermined arrangement, the small circumstance upon which a great event may hinge becomes, in our view, but the instrumentality by means of which the great plan is operated. It by no means sets aside the vital influence of chance to assume that "all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514190613
• ISBN13: 9781514190616
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"