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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... the United States a vast and growing mass of dry - as - dust factual histories , of minutely specialized monographs , of would - be his- torians knowing more and more about less and less , sunk without trace in an ocean of facts .
... the United States a vast and growing mass of dry - as - dust factual histories , of minutely specialized monographs , of would - be his- torians knowing more and more about less and less , sunk without trace in an ocean of facts .
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The question is how far it is life - furthering , life - preserving , species - preserving , perhaps species - creating . " The American pragmatists , moved , less explicitly and less wholeheartedly , along the same line .
The question is how far it is life - furthering , life - preserving , species - preserving , perhaps species - creating . " The American pragmatists , moved , less explicitly and less wholeheartedly , along the same line .
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As has been well said , the individual apart from society would be both speechless and mind- less . The lasting fascination of the Robinson Crusoe myth is due to its attempt to imagine an individual independent of society .
As has been well said , the individual apart from society would be both speechless and mind- less . The lasting fascination of the Robinson Crusoe myth is due to its attempt to imagine an individual independent of society .
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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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