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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... Facts are sa- cred , opinion is free . ” Now this clearly will not do . I shall not embark on a philosophical discussion of the nature of our knowl- edge of the past . Let us assume for present purposes that the fact that Caesar crossed ...
... Facts are sa- cred , opinion is free . ” Now this clearly will not do . I shall not embark on a philosophical discussion of the nature of our knowl- edge of the past . Let us assume for present purposes that the fact that Caesar crossed ...
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... facts , out of all the myriad facts that must have once been known to somebody , had survived to become the facts of history . I suspect that even today one of the fascinations of ancient and mediaeval history is that it gives us the il ...
... facts , out of all the myriad facts that must have once been known to somebody , had survived to become the facts of history . I suspect that even today one of the fascinations of ancient and mediaeval history is that it gives us the il ...
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... facts is , to say the least , one - sided and misleading . Or let us reverse the statement . Facts cannot be derived from values . This is partly true , but may also be misleading , and requires qualification . When we seek to know the ...
... facts is , to say the least , one - sided and misleading . Or let us reverse the statement . Facts cannot be derived from values . This is partly true , but may also be misleading , and requires qualification . When we seek to know the ...
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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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