Project Gutenberg 2009-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 39 Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) 1837 1899 Brinton, D. G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton, Daniel Garrison 11019860 An Ethnologist's View of History An Address Before the Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Historical Society, at Trenton, New Jersey, January 28, 1896 Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Ethnologist's View of History" by Daniel G. Brinton is a scholarly address presented at the Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Historical Society in the late 19th century. This scientific publication examines the relationship between ethnology and history, exploring how the study of human cultures can inform our understanding of historical events and societal developments. Brinton articulates a perspective that challenges traditional historical methodologies, emphasizing the significance of ideas and ideals in shaping human history. In this address, Brinton critiques various popular theories of history, arguing that merely recording events or crafting narratives to support specific ideologies falls short of what true history should accomplish. He asserts that historians must delve deeper—by understanding the social, cultural, and psychological factors that inform a community's character. The work emphasizes the role of language, government, religion, and arts as pivotal in defining ethnic identity. Brinton posits that the conscious pursuit of ideals shapes history and advocates for a holistic approach that considers human reason and the quest for knowledge as vital forces in national and cultural evolution. Through this lens, he calls for historians to adopt a more nuanced and inductive methodology that connects facts to broader human experiences and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History D Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 79716 79717 2024-10-12T16:10:50.413224 2023-09-13T06:59:53.378007 text/html text/html 77165 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 28264 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 109507 2024-10-12T16:10:56.542193 application/epub+zip 108967 2024-10-12T16:10:53.711196 application/epub+zip 89243 2024-10-12T16:10:52.453220 application/epub+zip 234091 2024-10-12T16:10:58.480200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223671 2024-10-12T16:10:55.763199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102344 2022-09-13T15:56:53.176962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64650 64440 2024-10-12T16:10:50.071211 2023-09-13T06:59:53.129014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 64640 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25235 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 64653 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25202 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21733 2024-10-12T16:10:58.606186 application/rdf+xml 14850 2024-10-12T16:10:52.992384 image/jpeg 3488 2024-10-12T16:10:52.722214 image/jpeg 107456 2024-10-12T16:10:50.421226 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