Project Gutenberg 2014-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 84 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 1837 Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 1837" by Various is a literary magazine written in the early 19th century. This issue features a collection of essays, poems, and stories that reflect on philosophical and societal themes relevant to the time. One prominent article discusses the concept of equality among humans, addressing differing viewpoints on whether individual capabilities and intellect are innate or conditioned by external circumstances. The opening of this volume presents a thought-provoking essay titled "The Nobility of Nature," which critiques the assertion that all men are created equal. The author challenges prevailing beliefs by arguing that individual differences in intelligence, morality, and societal roles stem from inherent nature rather than external factors. This opening segment sets a philosophical tone for the magazine, exploring deep questions about human organization, merit, and the implications of equality within various classes of society. Through a series of keen observations, the essay invites readers to reflect on the nature of nobility, virtue, and the impact of one's intrinsic qualities, grounding the discussion in the context of contemporary debates on social hierarchy and equality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45237/45237-h/images/cover-page.jpg en Periodicals AP Text The Knickerbocker Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 354963 354972 2024-09-19T04:51:01.982005 2023-09-19T16:04:10.858129 text/html text/html 356340 2014-03-27T17:32:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 333240 2014-03-27T17:32:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 336003 2024-09-19T04:51:08.263984 application/epub+zip 341024 2024-09-19T04:51:03.037071 application/epub+zip 210026 2024-09-19T04:51:02.522102 application/epub+zip 457838 2024-09-19T04:51:11.877951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427920 2024-09-19T04:51:07.411017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297243 2022-09-20T16:14:33.797985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309601 309475 2024-09-19T04:51:01.210000 2023-09-19T16:04:10.120155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 309377 2014-03-27T17:32:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 123496 2014-03-27T17:32:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 309373 2014-03-27T17:32:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123426 2014-03-27T17:32:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19637 2024-09-19T04:51:12.008986 application/rdf+xml 26404 2024-09-19T04:51:02.604030 image/jpeg 2848 2024-09-19T04:51:02.563077 image/jpeg 336188 2024-09-19T04:51:02.020024 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