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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... less and less , sunk without trace in an ocean of facts . It was , I sus- pect , this heresy - rather than the alleged conflict be- tween liberal and Catholic loyalties — which frustrated Acton as a historian . In an early essay he said ...
... less and less , sunk without trace in an ocean of facts . It was , I sus- pect , this heresy - rather than the alleged conflict be- tween liberal and Catholic loyalties — which frustrated Acton as a historian . In an early essay he said ...
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... less explicitly and less wholeheartedly , along the same line . Knowledge is knowledge for some purpose . The validity of the knowledge depends on the validity of the purpose . But , even where no such theory has been professed , the ...
... less explicitly and less wholeheartedly , along the same line . Knowledge is knowledge for some purpose . The validity of the knowledge depends on the validity of the purpose . But , even where no such theory has been professed , the ...
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... less . 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 ; he ...
... less . 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 ; he ...
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A. J. P. Taylor abstract action Acton belief Bertrand Russell British historians called Cambridge Modern History causes character civilization consciously criterion economic Empire ence English English-speaking enquiry environment essay F. H. Bradley facts of history French revolution Freud future Gibbon happened Hegel Henri Poincaré historical facts human behaviour hypothesis individual interpretation of history laws liberal liberty London Marx meaning mediaeval Meinecke ment moral judgments moulded Namier nature nineteenth century nomic objective objective laws observed Oxford past perhaps period philosophers philosophy of history political prediction present problem Professor Butterfield Professor Popper progress question quoted rational reason rian role Russian revolution scientist sense significant Sir Isaiah Berlin society Soviet Soviet Union speak Stresemann theory things thought tion torian torical tory truth tween understanding University Press valid values view of history Whig words write wrote