First published in 1909, in an era of receding interest in Classical authors, this volume aimed to encourage a renewed interest in the Classics through Theophrastos, Herodas, and the Thebes tablet with the hope that they would demonstrate how vividly changeless the nature of men and women can be.
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..