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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... present ; and we can fully understand the present only in the light of the past . To enable man to understand the society of the past and to increase his mastery over the society of the present is the dual function of history . 8 8 ...
... present ; and we can fully understand the present only in the light of the past . To enable man to understand the society of the past and to increase his mastery over the society of the present is the dual function of history . 8 8 ...
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... 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 into the ...
... 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 into the ...
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... present , since all present thinking is necessarily relative . It is something still incomplete and in process of becoming - some- thing in the future towards which we move , which begins to take shape only as we move towards it , and ...
... present , since all present thinking is necessarily relative . It is something still incomplete and in process of becoming - some- thing in the future towards which we move , which begins to take shape only as we move towards it , and ...
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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