Rational Evolution | The Making of Humanity | Robert Briffault | Taylo

ABSTRACT

Published in 1919: The author discusses the development of Humanity from Evolution to Civilisation to the birth of Nations and European Liberations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter I|8 pages

Man the Creator

chapter II|11 pages

Man’s Means of Evolution

chapter III|10 pages

Primal Stupidity

chapter IV|8 pages

Civilisation and Irrationalism

chapter V|16 pages

The Secret of the East

chapter VI|28 pages

The Hellenic Liberation

chapter VII|25 pages

Pax Romana

chapter VIII|26 pages

Barbarism and Byzantinism

chapter IX|21 pages

Dâr Al-Hikmet

(The Home of Science)

chapter X|22 pages

The Rebirth of Europe

chapter XI|15 pages

The Soi-Disant Renaissance

chapter XII|15 pages

The Birth of Nations

chapter XIII|14 pages

Reason’s Battle for Justice

chapter XIV|16 pages

European Liberations

chapter XV|35 pages

The Morality of Progress and the Progress of Morals

chapter XVI|16 pages

What is Progress?