The Idea of History

act of thought activity actually answer authorities become believe called century character civilization Collingwood conceived consciousness construction criterion critical Croce Descartes discover distinction doctrine eighteenth essay evidence example existence Fichte Greek happened Hegel Herodotus historian historical facts historical knowledge historical method historical process historical thinking historical thought historiography human nature idea of history imagination immediate experience implies individual John Doe judgement Kant kind laws of nature living Livy logical means medieval ment merely metaphysical mind moral natural process natural science never object particular past peculiar person philo philosophy of history Plato point of view political Polybius positivism positivistic possible present principle priori problem progress question rational re-enacted reality reason relation Roman scientific history scientist scissors-and-paste history sense society sophy spirit statements Tacitus testimony theory things thinker Thucydides tion true truth understand universal Vico Voltaire