History of the Intellectual Development of Europe

Draper's History of the Intellectual Development of Europe in 2 volumes is a book based on an original and challenging idea of applying the methods of physical science to history. The author has undertaken the labor of arranging the evidence offered by the intellectual history of Europe in accordance with physiological principles, so as to illustrate the orderly progress of civilization, or collected the facts furnished by other branches of science with a view of enabling us to recognize clearly the conditions under which that progress takes place. Seen thus through the medium of physiology, history presents a new aspect to humanity as people gain a more just and thorough appreciation of the thoughts and motives of men in successive ages of the world. Contents: On the Government of Nature by Law Of Europe: Its Topography and Ethnology Digression on Hindu Theology and Egyptian Civilization Greek Age of Inquiry The Greek Age of Faith The Greek Age of Reason The Greek Age of Intellectual Decrepitude Digression on the History and Philosophical Influences of Rome The European Age of Inquiry The European Age of Faith The Age of Faith in the West Digression on the Passage of the Arabians to Their Age of Reason The Age of Faith in the West. The Three Attacks: Northern or Moral; Western or Intellectual; Eastern or Military Approach of the Age of Reason in Europe Digression on the Condition of England at the End of the Age of Faith The European Age of Reason The Union of Science and Industry Conclusion - The Future of Europe

John William Draper (1811-1882) was an English-born American scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer. He is credited with producing the first clear photograph of a female face (1839-40) and the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. He was also the first president of the American Chemical Society (1876-77) and a founder of the New York University School of Medicine. His contributions to the discipline of history are The History of the Intellectual Development of Europe (1862), a History of the American Civil War (1867-1870), and a History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874).