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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... environment , of the effects of man on his environment and of his en- vironment on man . The object of the study is the same : to increase man's understanding of , and mastery over , his environment . The presuppositions and the methods ...
... environment , of the effects of man on his environment and of his en- vironment on man . The object of the study is the same : to increase man's understanding of , and mastery over , his environment . The presuppositions and the methods ...
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... environment , and to adapt our environ- ment to ourselves , to acquire that mastery over our environment , which has made history a record of prog- ress . But do not , in dramatizing the struggle of man with his environment , set up a ...
... environment , and to adapt our environ- ment to ourselves , to acquire that mastery over our environment , which has made history a record of prog- ress . But do not , in dramatizing the struggle of man with his environment , set up a ...
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... environment and to act upon it . But the modern period has broadened the struggle in a revolutionary way . Man now seeks to understand , and to act on , not only his environment , but himself ; and this has added , so to speak , a new ...
... environment and to act upon it . But the modern period has broadened the struggle in a revolutionary way . Man now seeks to understand , and to act on , not only his environment , but himself ; and this has added , so to speak , a new ...
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THE HISTORIAN AND HIS FACTS | 3 |
SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL | 36 |
HISTORY SCIENCE AND MORALITY | 70 |
Urheberrecht | |
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