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3 unusual facts about Unilineal evolution


Unilineal evolution

During the Age of Enlightenment, however, European self-confidence grew and the notion of progress became increasingly popular.

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While earlier authors such as Michel de Montaigne discussed how societies change through time, it was truly the Scottish Enlightenment which proved key in the development of cultural evolution.

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The industrial society has a goal of production and trade, is decentralised, interconnected with other societies via economic relations, achieves its goals through voluntary cooperation and individual self-restraint, treats the good of individual as the highest value, regulates the social life via voluntary relations, and values initiative, independence and innovation.



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