The sun., 1901-09-08

Some thirty pages Of Mr. stephens third
volume are allotted TO Henry Thomas
Buckle. who. some fifteen years younger
than John Stuart Mill. was To become ons
Of his conspicuous disciples He was born
n, Ie. in Kent on the ?&ih of November.
1921 His father wa London merchant.
Tory and stanch Churchman 1ls
hoy was sickly and spent only very short
time AT an academy In Kentish Town no
other school and no university can claim
credit for hts education. which wss liberal
and compre hensiv. in a remarkable degree.
nv 1850 he had mastered eighteen foreign
language. and had anasset n library -
p .Op volumes, chosen 10 provide him with
the materials for general history ~ r'N-
iliza,ion. Beroming gradually ahv" 20
IN. vaStness 81 the task proposed, he nN-
roweSi his aim To he production of history
Of civilization In England, with preliminary
surveys II other CIVILIZATIONS MI stephen
points out that Buckle had been r-s'''i
Ia the religious and political atmospter" y
the average iniddl. class household, IVY
foreign travel and wide reading had sapp"d
his prejudic,.- and he ad become a lll"h
In IN. DAYS when John Stuart Mills ~
fuence Was eliminating "" 'har"i -
enthusiasm ~ the period IN whlch ~" 'l.
umph Of frsr trade and the apphra'i"h ~
Adam smiths principles se"iu'd to 20
introducing n new era ~ peace and pi''-
periiy and promising the final "Niinofl'h
81 antiquaied prejudice. He caun'' es
rcckon.Sl a. Unitarian puf" and sinp"'
hut n. represents the eNoteriC and ifi"-
pendent allies of The chief Unitarian 'Nute.
The most Characteristic teuois ~ ~" WI
srhool 81 speculation are assumed oI '"-
fendcd IN his writings Buck" wAs 'fHs
fitted To interpret the dominAn' Tenderness
of the day, and Mr. stephen, who crilcl''.i
him severely In issO, nov ie'"guir'> H'
lis literary ability was fully adcIu'" %
he nfficc lie has. MIR Siepien adw'.I
much ~ IN" Clcsrn"Ss and vi'a'n' =
Naraulav. and. whai"vef def"''- NAV -
di-cov"rahl" In his style. ~ Ntr"i VI"
bsttcf qualified Co interest rtad"fs "N'-'f
he narrow circle Of prufc-s'Si pl.i.r ~"ih"'-'
Buckle fundamental priuCipl" j. 'H'
inr, to-wu uAt ~" pfugr'-- 'f ''
izaiion - due. NOT to neral, hui 20 u'l -
advancement. In other words. 'l" e~''
tial difercfica b.twe-an t~o stag ~ '.--
tory H. the difference l'e'we-'n ~" Jusl
of know ledge prss'>S'd aud dr. q
throughout all GLASSES Ncf" 'lls .
whole truth. IL would follow that "" uif't
write the history ~ mankind ~ VI
he history of Sci"n,r Cont" rad i''.
o,islv suggested that history Wis'
written without mcn'i'ni'g %" '''''
~ indiN.iuals On H.ck.r.- as~.H
tion. historians r'sgii d"a. siiriN
tho growth ~ -ci"niifc .d"ae 'l"N -
not n.~Si 90 tai. into aD'Yui' ' y
Which cuin- und"f Ne lead - 10 "a
aud the "mo'ions IA i.-N'iIulug. g..aI pool"
,-s- II - quit" uur' C'~fatN ~" Vow
the r-ad.f Ma Ru'kl"s rur,'
history la. l,..n u'fiu'i"ly f'.'.'. -
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