 | 1861 - 490 pages
...of two European countries, namely, Spain and Scotland. The four propositions are : — " 1st. That the progress of mankind depends on the success with...on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 2nd. That before such an investigation can begin, a spirit of scepticism must arise, which,... | |
 | 1861 - 1050 pages
...inadequate is Mr. Buckle's historic sketch. The fundamental idea of his system, that human progress depends on the success with which the laws of phenomena are investigated and the extent to which a knowledge of them is diffused, overlooks the essential element of movement, which... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - France - 1861 - 646 pages
...according to my view, are to be deemed the basis of the history of civilization. They are : 1st, That the progress of mankind depends on the success with...on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 2d, That before such investigation can begin, a spirit of scepticism must arise, which, at... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - 1861 - 648 pages
...according to my view, are to be deemed the basis of the history of civilization. They are : 1st, That the progress of mankind depends on the success with...on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 2d, That before such investigation can begin, a spirit of scepticism must arise, which, at... | |
 | 1861 - 458 pages
...to show how its progress has depended directly on the success with which the laws of phenomena were investigated, and on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws was diffused. He will have to show how the spirit of scepticism arose here, and furnished the atmosphere... | |
 | American periodicals - 1863 - 774 pages
...effects ; finally, as the formal statement of the laws of human development, he says : ' 1st. That the progress of mankind depends on the success with...on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 2d. That before such investigation' can begin, a spirit of scepticism must arise, which,... | |
 | William McCombie - Christianity and culture - 1864 - 178 pages
...according to my view, are to be deemed the basis of the history of civilization. They are — 1st, That the progress of mankind depends on the success with...on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 2d, That before such investigation can begin, a spirit of scepticism must arise, which, at... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - France - 1864 - 660 pages
...basis of the history of civilization. They are : 1st, That the progress of mankind depends on tiie success with which the laws of phenomena are investigated, and on the extent to which a knowledge of those i iws is diffused. 2nd, That before such investigation can >^in,a spirit of scepticism must arise,... | |
 | 1865 - 688 pages
...down the following four propositions as his basis of the History of Civilization : — • " 1st. That the progress of mankind depends on the success with...on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 2d. That before such investigation can begin, a spirit of skepticism must arise, wGich, at... | |
 | Phrenology - 1866 - 404 pages
...according to my view, are to bo deemed the basis of the history of civilization. They are, 1st. That the progress of mankind depends on the success with which the laws of phenomena arc investigated, and on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 2d. That before... | |
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That the progress of mankind depends on the success with which the laws of phenomena are investigated, and on the extent to which a knowledge of those laws is diffused. 
