History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2)

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Author

Draper, John William, 1811-1882

Title

History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2) Revised Edition

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Language

English

LoC Class

CB: History: History of civilization

Subject

Europe -- Civilization

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eBook-No.

34051

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34051

Release Date

October 9, 2010

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HISTORY OF THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE. REVISED EDITION, IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. BY JOHN WILLIAM DRAPER, M.D., LL.D.,
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE. CHAPTER I. THE AGE OF FAITH IN THE WEST. THE THREE ATTACKS: NORTHERN OR MORAL; WESTERN OR INTELLECTUAL; EASTERN OR MILITARY. THE NORTHERN OR MORAL ATTACK ON THE ITALIAN SYSTEM, AND ITS TEMPORARY REPULSE.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. THE AGE OF FAITH IN THE WEST—( Continued ). THE WESTERN OR INTELLECTUAL ATTACK ON THE ITALIAN SYSTEM.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. THE AGE OF FAITH IN THE WEST—( Continued ). OVERTHROW OF THE ITALIAN SYSTEM BY THE COMBINED INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL ATTACK.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. THE AGE OF FAITH IN THE WEST—( Concluded ). EFFECT OF THE EASTERN OR MILITARY ATTACK.—GENERAL REVIEW OF THE AGE OF FAITH.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. APPROACH OF THE AGE OF REASON IN EUROPE. IT IS PRECEDED BY MARITIME DISCOVERY.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. APPROACH OF THE AGE OF REASON IN EUROPE. IT IS PRECEDED BY THE RISE OF CRITICISM.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. DIGRESSION ON THE CONDITION OF ENGLAND AT THE END OF THE AGE OF FAITH. RESULTS PRODUCED BY THE AGE OF FAITH.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. THE EUROPEAN AGE OF REASON. REJECTION OF AUTHORITY AND TRADITION, AND ADOPTION OF SCIENTIFIC TRUTH.—DISCOVERY OF THE TRUE POSITION OF THE EARTH IN THE UNIVERSE.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. THE EUROPEAN AGE OF REASON—( Continued ). HISTORY OF THE EARTH.—HER SUCCESSIVE CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF TIME.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. THE EUROPEAN AGE OF REASON—( Continued ). THE NATURE AND RELATIONS OF MAN.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. THE EUROPEAN AGE OF REASON—( Continued ). THE UNION OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. CONCLUSION.—THE FUTURE OF EUROPE.
15. 15.INDEX.
16. 16.VALUABLE AND INTERESTING WORKS FOR PUBLIC & PRIVATE LIBRARIES, Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York.

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