History of Civilization in England, Volumen 1

D. Appleton, 1919

TABLE OF CONTENTS	1

This absurd way of writing history was the natural result of	8

With that of Germany	14

gress	23

366367	33

The spirit of doubt was a necessary precursor of improvement	45

Illustration from the early history of Christianity	49

299	51

The nobles displace the clergy and celibacy is opposed by the prin	360

CHAPTER VIII	363

Richelieu put down the rebellion but still abstained from persecut	368

240241	371

Power of the French nobles	381

This liberal policy on the part of the government was only part of	417

270	424

98	425

Operation of these agents on the accumulation of wealth	52

300301	64

Influence of the general aspects of nature upon the imagination	85

Under some aspects nature is more prominent than man under others	109

ENTAI LAWS ARE EITHER MORAL OR INTELLECTUAL	121

Scepticism and spirit of inquiry on other subjects	123

507511	124

The diminution of religious persecution is owing to the progress	136

This proposition illustrated by a comparison between Hindustan	139

As civilization advances men of intellect avoid becoming soldiers	142

Hence the French Protestants being headed by the clergy become	143

The discoveries made by political economists	151

CHAPTER V	164

Subsequent movement in the same direction and increasing indiffer	173

Great advantage of this	180

Further illustration from Central America	189

CHAPTER VI	209

Immense improvements introduced by Voltaire	227

165166	235

But credulity was still prevalent as is seen in Comines	243

Object of the present work	244

Under James L and Charles I this opposition to authority assumes	259

3037	261

or to supernatural interference	271

85	273

The clergy are naturally hostile to physical science because it lessens	278

319320	282

235	304

322323	306

Evidence of the illiberality of the French Protestants	307

236238	315

These improvements were due to the sceptical and inquiring spirit	318

Gloomy political prospects of England late in the eighteenth century 351355	351

8687	354

And by Mazarin	431

CHAPTER IX	440

Illustration from the history of chivalry	455

The pride of Englishmen encouraged the Reformation	461

CHAPTER III	462

Oeinciding with this the feudal system and an hereditary aristocracy	469

And by his dislike of the church	476

Vanity and imbecility of the French nobles	479

CHAPTER XI	490

CHAPTER XII	517

286287	521

1314	522

519527	528

Statistics prove the regularity of actions in regard to murder and other	539

The protective spirit in France having produced these political	540

Hence they were led to assail Christianity	541

STATE OF HISTORICAL LITERATURE IN FRANCE FROM THE END OF	553

443	557

1719	560

Historical literature in France before the end of the sixteenth	563

Failure of these methods	569

Hénault	582

He weakened the authority of mere scholars and theologians	589

The works of Montesquieu and value of his method	596

The historian must ascertain whether mind or nature has most influ	597

But the clergy regretted it and repented of their own	604

NOTE A Passages from Kant on freewill and necessity	607

Just at the same time the government began to attack the church	618

And in Condillac	627

But in France immense impetus was given to zoology by Cuvier	638

112113	641

614616	654

Analogy between this and Pinels work on insanity	657

Influence of the American Rebellion	669

Título	History of Civilization in England, Volumen 1 History of Civilization in England, Henry Thomas Buckle Volumen 41;Volumen 48;Volumen 53 de The world's classics
Autor	Henry Thomas Buckle
Editor	D. Appleton, 1919
Procedencia del original	Universidad de California en Irvine
Digitalizado	5 Ene 2017

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