The analysis of historical development confirms our comprehension of the "perfectibility of man" (Johnson, 189), and the development of a just society. Antoine Nicolas de Condorcet would have concurred with such notion. The analysis of history improves our perspective about future development. By looking back through the historical period of 1650-1850 one can see how diverse political, intellectual and economic developments support Condorcet's view on human progress.

But what were a few of Condorcet's views on human progress? In his essay, titled "The Progress of the Human Mind", Condorcet believed diverse things on the future of the human condition. Some of his principles included: "the abolition of inequality between nations, the progress of equality within each nation, and the true perfection of man"(Johnson, 189). It is quite interesting that when Condorcet described his views on the human progress he was living in a violent society. Therefore is it quite...