Is Mankind Advancing? (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Is Mankind Advancing? At some point in the following work the critic is sure to declare that the writer overestimates the attainments of the Greeks, and he will insist upon recalling, per contra, their various well-known defects. Such criticism, however, implies a misapprehension of the purpose of this work. It is as though, when one speaks of "sunny Italy, " some one should immediately remark, "But it sometimes rains in Italy", or if you say, "Men are taller than women, " should reply, "But I have seen some very tall women and some quite short men." The credit side of Greek culture which is here described is a net result - after the debit side has been deducted. To that net result I point, rhetorically, for purposes of comparison. As an humble literary artist, not as a historian, I chose that epoch for the high lights of my picture. It was no part of my purpose, nor did I dream of attempting it, to set forth a complete account of Greek civilization in all its aspects. The net result was all I needed for the purposes for which the comparison was instituted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.