Project Gutenberg 2007-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 126 Froude, James Anthony 1818 1894 Froude, J. A. (James Anthony) Short Studies on Great Subjects The science of history -- Times of Erasmus and Luther -- The influence of the reformation on the Scottish character -- The philosophy of Catholicism -- A plea for the free discussion of theological difficulties -- Criticism and the gospel history -- The book of Job -- Spinoza -- The dissolution of the monasteries -- England's forgotten worthies -- Homer -- The lives of the saints -- Representative men -- Reynard the Fox -- The cat's pilgrimage -- Fables: I. The lions and the oxen. II. The farmer and the fox -- Parable of the bread-fruit tree -- Compensation. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Short Studies on Great Subjects" by James Anthony Froude is a collection of essays written in the mid-19th century. This work explores significant historical and philosophical themes, with a focus on concepts such as the science of history, the Reformation, and various intellectual influences that have shaped society. The essays offer an analytical perspective on the evolution of historical thought and the moral complexities of human actions. The opening of the text engages the reader with an intricate lecture on "The Science of History," emphasizing the challenges of treating history as a science akin to the physical sciences. Froude discusses the nature of historical facts, the interplay of individual actions versus social structures, and the influence of prominent thinkers, particularly Mr. Buckle, who proposed that human actions are driven by natural laws rather than free will. In this lecture, Froude reveals the limitations and possibilities in constructing a coherent understanding of history, suggesting that while we can notice patterns, predicting human behavior remains elusive due to the complexity and unpredictability of human motives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History English literature English essays Religion -- Biography AC PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1124416 1124425 2024-09-09T06:50:33.092117 2023-09-09T09:23:39.515661 text/html text/html 1142233 2007-03-06T08:35:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 424344 2007-03-06T08:35:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 504743 2024-09-09T06:50:45.885041 application/epub+zip 517325 2024-09-09T06:50:35.608100 application/epub+zip 517325 2024-09-09T06:50:34.234122 application/epub+zip 858630 2024-09-09T06:50:54.187991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791356 2024-09-09T06:50:44.670037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791392 2022-09-10T03:53:23.974431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1067206 1066994 2024-09-09T06:50:31.859104 2023-09-09T09:23:38.316628 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1066899 2007-03-06T08:35:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 406003 2007-03-06T08:35:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1066996 2007-03-06T08:35:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405739 2007-03-06T08:35:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 41547941 2007-03-06T14:36:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 23048 2024-09-09T06:50:54.341001 application/rdf+xml 15807 2024-09-09T06:50:34.619090 image/jpeg 3802 2024-09-09T06:50:34.427085 image/jpeg 479970 2024-09-09T06:50:33.194119 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia