What is History?A philosophical interpretation of history, examining the significance of historical study as a science and a reflection of social values. |
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This is , of course , nonsense . So far as I am concerned , I have no belief in
divine providence , world spirit , manifest destiny , history with a capital H , or any
other of the abstractions which have sometimes been supposed to guide the
course ...
This is , of course , nonsense . So far as I am concerned , I have no belief in
divine providence , world spirit , manifest destiny , history with a capital H , or any
other of the abstractions which have sometimes been supposed to guide the
course ...
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But it is not compatible with belief in a God who intervenes at will to change the
course of a planet , to postpone an eclipse , or to alter the rules of the cosmic
game . In the same way , it is sometimes suggested , a serious historian may
believe ...
But it is not compatible with belief in a God who intervenes at will to change the
course of a planet , to postpone an eclipse , or to alter the rules of the cosmic
game . In the same way , it is sometimes suggested , a serious historian may
believe ...
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And this is what is meant by Acton's thesis that history is not only a record of
progress , but a “ progressive science , ” or , if you like , that history in both senses
of the word as the course of events and as the record of those events — is ...
And this is what is meant by Acton's thesis that history is not only a record of
progress , but a “ progressive science , ” or , if you like , that history in both senses
of the word as the course of events and as the record of those events — is ...
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THE HISTORIAN AND His Facts | 3 |
SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL | 36 |
HISTORY SCIENCE AND MORALITY | 70 |
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | What is History? A Borzoi book George Macaulay Trevelyan lectures The George Macaulay lectures, 1961 Trevelyan lectures |
| Autor/in | Edward Hallett Carr |
| Ausgabe | Neuauflage |
| Verlag | Knopf, 1962 |
| Länge | 209 Seiten |
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