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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... past . " This is a dubious injunction . To love the past may easily be an expression of the nostalgic romanticism of old men and old societies , a symptom of loss of faith and interest in the present or future . " Cliché for cliché , I ...
... past . " This is a dubious injunction . To love the past may easily be an expression of the nostalgic romanticism of old men and old societies , a symptom of loss of faith and interest in the present or future . " Cliché for cliché , I ...
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... past and present . " But , we all know , the present has no more than a notional existence as an imaginary dividing line between the past and the future . In speaking of the present , I have already smuggled another time di- mension ...
... past and present . " But , we all know , the present has no more than a notional existence as an imaginary dividing line between the past and the future . In speaking of the present , I have already smuggled another time di- mension ...
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... past . It rejects the relativist view that one interpretation is as good as another , or that every interpretation is true in its own time and place , and it provides the touchstone by which our interpre- tation of the past will ...
... past . It rejects the relativist view that one interpretation is as good as another , or that every interpretation is true in its own time and place , and it provides the touchstone by which our interpre- tation of the past will ...
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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