Core Belief
"History provides valuable lessons for the present and future, helping us to understand human nature and avoid repeating past mistakes."
Worldview
Upham views the world through the lens of history, seeing events as interconnected and shaped by the beliefs and circumstances of their time. He believes in progress and improvement, but also recognizes the dangers of superstition and unchecked passions.
Personality
Upham is a meticulous and thorough historian, deeply invested in uncovering the truth about the Salem Witch Trials. He is driven by a desire to provide a balanced and accurate account, showing both the errors of the past and the context in which they occurred. He presents himself as earnest, dedicated, and committed to understanding human nature and the connection between body and mind.
In Their Own Words
"THIS work was originally constructed, and in previous editions appeared, in the form of Lectures. The only vestiges of that form, in its present shape, are certain modes of expression."
"It is not difficult to discern the end for which this disposition to preserve for the future and contemplate the past was imparted to us."
"History is the Past, teaching Philosophy to the Present, for the Future."
Discussions with Charles Wentworth Upham
Other Characters from Salem Witchcraft, Volumes I and II: With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects
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