Sentences with phrase «thought ancient society»

«Most people thought ancient society was peaceful, and that Bronze Age males were concerned with trading and so on,» says Helle Vandkilde, an archaeologist at Aarhus University in Denmark.

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But as obnoxious as they are, they aren't trying to do things like make ancient theological thought, much of which is of neolithic vintage, the guiding principle for modern society's legal system.

The alienation of the thinker from society is an ancient and a universal theme; perhaps its modern variant is the alienation of thought from society.

It is necessary to remember, in the first place, that two distinct worlds were brought together for the first time within the Islamic Society: the ancient and diversified Mediterranean tradition of Rome, Greece, Israel, and the Near East; and the original civilization of Persia with its distinctive pattern of life and thought and its fruitful contacts with the great civilizations of the Far East.

These are invariably drawn according to the historian's implicit models of how the ancients thought their societies worked.

future civilizations will study our society after it crumbles, and our policy shaping, thought controlling religious views will be lumped into the same category as the ancient greek myths, norse gods, and native american shamanism.

But in recent years archaeologists have uncovered evidence of ancient, densely populated settlements throughout the basin, hinting at societies far larger and more advanced than previously thought.

After Del's ancient truck breaks down, cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck («A War») keeps us close to the sagebrush and flatlands of Eastern Oregon as the boy and his horse (to whom he confides his innermost thoughts) travel together on foot, coming into contact with both the hard working underclass of American society and the dregs who prey on the innocent and trusting.

Allen, who is jointly appointed to the government department in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is an innovative, cross-disciplinary scholar whose work explores the history of political thought and notions of citizenship in societies ancient and contemporary.

John Mashey, a self - described «ancient UNIX person» who worked at Bell Labs from 1973 to 1983, posted some thoughts about how the labs shaped R and D efforts and investment to raise the odds of breakthroughs that could improve society.

Alienation of affection lawsuits are among the most talked - about topics in family law, not only because they occasionally involve soap opera - like fact patterns but also because they're rather ancient to modern society's way of thinking.