Project Gutenberg 2009-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 205 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 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.) Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en History D Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 79839 2025-10-12T08:16:55.655945 text/html 77165 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/html 109584 2025-10-12T08:17:01.129922 application/epub+zip 108968 2025-10-12T08:16:58.623938 application/epub+zip 89243 2025-10-12T08:16:57.484943 application/epub+zip 234085 2025-10-12T08:17:02.915897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223671 2025-10-12T08:17:00.413914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102344 2022-09-13T15:56:53.176962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64650 2025-10-12T08:16:55.347974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64640 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64653 2021-01-05T09:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20866 2025-10-12T08:17:03.043890 application/rdf+xml 14850 2025-10-12T08:16:57.982928 image/jpeg 3488 2025-10-12T08:16:57.734932 image/jpeg 25235 2021-01-05T09:43:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 28264 2021-01-05T09:43:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 25202 2021-01-05T09:43:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 107490 2025-10-12T08:16:55.662996 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia