This philosophical treatise explores the nature of history and the relationship between cause and effect. Written in the 19th century by French scholar Antoine Fabre d'Olivet, this text draws on the ideas of influential thinkers like Jakob Böhme and William Batchelder Greene to create a thought-provoking meditation on the meaning of human experience. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.