What is History?A philosophical interpretation of history, examining the significance of historical study as a science and a reflection of social values. |
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The lasting fascination of the Robinson Crusoe myth is due to its attempt to imagine an individual independent of society . The attempt breaks down . Robinson is not an abstract individual , but an English- man from New York ...
The lasting fascination of the Robinson Crusoe myth is due to its attempt to imagine an individual independent of society . The attempt breaks down . Robinson is not an abstract individual , but an English- man from New York ...
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But the attempt to avoid generalization and interpretation by confining oneself to so - called " technical " problems of enumeration and analysis is merely to become the unconscious apologist of a static society .
But the attempt to avoid generalization and interpretation by confining oneself to so - called " technical " problems of enumeration and analysis is merely to become the unconscious apologist of a static society .
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... bite that killed King Alexander , the death of Lenin - these were ac- cidents which modified the course of history . It is fu- tile to attempt to spirit them away , or to pretend that in some way or other they had no effect .
... bite that killed King Alexander , the death of Lenin - these were ac- cidents which modified the course of history . It is fu- tile to attempt to spirit them away , or to pretend that in some way or other they had no effect .
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| Titel | What is History? George Macaulay Trevelyan lectures The George Macaulay lectures, 1961 Trevelyan lectures |
| Autor/in | Edward Hallett Carr |
| Ausgabe | Neuauflage |
| Verlag | Knopf, 1962 |
| Original von | die University of Virginia |
| Digitalisiert | 23. Jan. 2009 |
| Länge | 209 Seiten |
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