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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... rian must not get these things wrong . But when points of this kind are raised , I am reminded of Housman's remark that " accuracy is a duty , not a virtue . " 5 To praise a historian for his accuracy is like praising an architect for ...
... rian must not get these things wrong . But when points of this kind are raised , I am reminded of Housman's remark that " accuracy is a duty , not a virtue . " 5 To praise a historian for his accuracy is like praising an architect for ...
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... rian belongs not to the past but to the present . Profes- . V sor Trevor - Roper tells us that the historian " ought to love the past . " This is a dubious injunction . To love the past may easily be an expression of the nostalgic ...
... rian belongs not to the past but to the present . Profes- . V sor Trevor - Roper tells us that the historian " ought to love the past . " This is a dubious injunction . To love the past may easily be an expression of the nostalgic ...
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... rian is primarily concerned to investigate . Bury , quite rightly , speaks of a " collusion of two independent causal chains . " Sir Isaiah Berlin , who opens his essay on Historical Inevitability by citing with praise an article of ...
... rian is primarily concerned to investigate . Bury , quite rightly , speaks of a " collusion of two independent causal chains . " Sir Isaiah Berlin , who opens his essay on Historical Inevitability by citing with praise an article of ...
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