# History of Modern Philosophy

Author: Benn, Alfred William, 1843-1915

Genre: Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750)

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34283

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=History+of+Modern+Philosophy+Benn&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

For a thousand years after the schools of Athens were closed by Justinian philosophy made no real advance; no essentially new ideas about the constitution of nature, the workings of mind, or the ends of life were put forward. It would be false to say that during this period no progress was made. The civilisation of the Roman Empire was extended far beyond its ancient frontiers; and, although much ground was lost in Asia and Africa, more than the equivalent was gained in Northern Europe. Within Europe also the gradual abolition of slavery and the increasing dignity of peaceful labour gave a wider diffusion to culture, combined with a larger sense of human fellowship than any but the best m...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-modern-philosophy-34283/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-modern-philosophy-34283/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-modern-philosophy-34283/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-modern-philosophy-34283/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-modern-philosophy-34283/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-modern-philosophy-34283/chapters/1/index.md)