The Ruins; Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature Papyras Classics

The Ruins; Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature

by C.-F. Volney

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Contents

  1. Publisher's Preface
  2. Translator's Preface
  3. Preface of the London Edition.*
  4. Preface of the American Edition.*
  5. Advertisement of the American Edition
  6. Paris Translation,
  7. London Translation
  8. Philadelphia Translation
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter I. The Journey
  11. Chapter II. The Reverie
  12. Chapter III. The Apparition
  13. Chapter IV. The Exposition
  14. Chapter V. Condition of Man in the Universe
  15. Chapter VI. The Primitive State of Man
  16. Chapter VII. Principles of Society
  17. Chapter VIII. Sources of the Evils of Society
  18. Chapter IX. Origin of Government and Laws
  19. Chapter X. General Causes of the Prosperity of Ancient States
  20. Chapter XI. General Causes of the Revolutions and Ruin of Ancient States
  21. Chapter XII. Lessons of Times Past Repeated on the Present
  22. Chapter XIII. Will the Human Race Improve?
  23. Chapter XIV. The Great Obstacle to Improvement
  24. Chapter XV. The New Age
  25. Chapter XVI. A Free and Legislative People
  26. Chapter XVII. Universal Basis of All Right and All Law
  27. Chapter XVIII. Consternation and Conspiracy of Tyrants
  28. Chapter XIX. General Assembly of the Nations
  29. Chapter XX. The Search of Truth
  30. Chapter XXI. Problem of Religious Contradictions
  31. Chapter XXII. Origin and Filiation of Religious Ideas
  32. Chapter XXIII. All Religions Have the Same Object
  33. Chapter XXIV. Solution of the Problem of Contradictions
  34. Chapter 1. Of the Law of Nature
  35. Chapter II. Characters of the Law of Nature
  36. Chapter III. Principles of the Law of Nature Relating to Man
  37. Chapter IV
  38. Chapter V. Of Individual Virtues
  39. Chapter VI. On Temperance
  40. Chapter VII. On Continence
  41. Chapter VIII. On Courage and Activity
  42. Chapter IX. On Cleanliness
  43. Chapter X. On Domestic Virtues
  44. Chapter XI. The Social Virtues; Justice
  45. Chapter XII. Development of the Social Virtues
  46. Volney's Answer to Dr. Priestly.*

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