Project Gutenberg 2023-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 318 Gobineau, Arthur, comte de 1816 1882 Gobineau, Joseph Arthur (Comte) de Gobineau, comte de De Gobineau, Arthur, comte Gobineau, A. de (Arthur) Gobineau, Joseph Arthur, comte de Gobineau, Arthur de Gobineau, J. A. de Levy, Oscar 1867 1946 Levy, O. (Oscar) Levy, Oscar Ludwig Collins, Adrian Essai sur l'inégalité des races humaines. English The inequality of human races $aUnited Kingdom :$bWilliam Heinemann,$c1915. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_on_the_Inequality_of_the_Human_Races Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Inequality of Human Races" by Arthur de Gobineau is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the author's theories on race, civilization, and societal decline, arguing that various human races are inherently unequal in their capacities for civilization and progress. Gobineau posits a hierarchy among races and examines the implications of these differences on historical and social structures. The opening of the text lays a philosophical foundation for Gobineau's exploration of the decline of civilizations, attributing this decay not merely to superficial factors such as luxury or corruption, but to deeper, inherent issues tied to the racial composition of societies. He asserts that civilizations deteriorate when composed of mixed races, which he believes leads to degeneration. The introduction also reflects on the historical context of moral and governmental decay, suggesting that societal fate is inexorably linked to racial purity. Gobineau's approach combines observations of historical events with a biological understanding of race, setting the stage for a contentious discussion on civilization's relationship with its racial elements throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/inequalityofhuma00gobi 20190806171752gobineau 1915 GB Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethnology Race relations Race Civilization -- Philosophy CB Text Category: History - Other Category: Philosophy & Ethics 634587 2025-06-27T12:18:04.223831 text/html 589524 2024-10-19T03:28:44 text/html 578538 2025-06-27T12:18:13.904768 application/epub+zip 575437 2025-06-27T12:18:06.513778 application/epub+zip 544641 2025-06-27T12:18:05.291837 application/epub+zip 1560125 2025-06-27T12:18:19.371703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1511185 2025-06-27T12:18:12.864749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526705 2025-06-27T12:18:02.966807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 506646 2024-10-19T03:28:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18650 2025-06-27T12:18:19.529699 application/rdf+xml 18026 2025-06-27T12:18:05.572779 image/jpeg 2393 2025-06-27T12:18:05.429782 image/jpeg 1791150 2025-06-27T12:18:04.281804 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia