The Rise of Man (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

C. R. Conder

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330718046 ISBN 13 : 9781330718049

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

From Myth to Method reveals how belief, knowledge, and culture shaped human history and led to science.

This book traces a long arc from ancient superstition to modern understanding, showing how ideas about the world changed people, societies, and progress. It examines how confidence and doubt have driven humanity forward, often in tension with tradition.

Across cultures and eras, the book connects big shifts in thinking to everyday life. It looks at how fear, hope, and ritual informed choices in politics, religion, and learning. By comparing ancient myths with later ideas, it shows a common thread: knowledge gradually broadens what people can trust and achieve.

• How ancient beliefs shaped daily life, leadership, and community norms.
• Patterns of change from old ideas to new ways of knowing.
• The dynamic relationship between superstition, fear, and the growth of science.
• Examples drawn from many cultures to illustrate a shared human journey toward understanding.

Ideal for readers curious about the origins of science and the ideas that shaped civilization.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Rise of Man

The subject of this volume is the Social History of mankind, studied by aid of the results of science and research which have accumulated so rapidly during the lifetime of the present generation. The customs and beliefs of men form the basis of such inquiry; and the ideas of natural growth, and of guidance, lead us to look forward to the "far-off divine event," by showing us the purpose which we can discern in the past, if we study the rise of man from the beginning of history in Asia.

About the Publisher

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330718046
• ISBN 13: 9781330718049
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 378
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