What is History?Knopf, 1962 - 209 Seiten A philosophical interpretation of history, examining the significance of historical study as a science and a reflection of social values. |
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... consciously or uncon- sciously , reflects our own position in time , and forms part of our answer to the broader question , what view we take of the society in which we live . I have no fear that my subject may , on closer inspection ...
... consciously or uncon- sciously , reflects our own position in time , and forms part of our answer to the broader question , what view we take of the society in which we live . I have no fear that my subject may , on closer inspection ...
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... consciously for himself , " wrote Tolstoy in War and Peace , echoing Adam Smith , " but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic , universal aims of humanity . " And here , to round off this an- thology , which is ...
... consciously for himself , " wrote Tolstoy in War and Peace , echoing Adam Smith , " but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic , universal aims of humanity . " And here , to round off this an- thology , which is ...
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... consciously seeking to do just those things : they are not consciously seeking to " progress , " to realize some historical " law " or " hy- pothesis " of progress . It is the historian who applies to their actions his hypothesis of ...
... consciously seeking to do just those things : they are not consciously seeking to " progress , " to realize some historical " law " or " hy- pothesis " of progress . It is the historian who applies to their actions his hypothesis of ...
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