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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Our picture has been pre - selected and predetermined for us , not so much by
accident as by people who were consciously or unconsciously imbued with a
particular view and thought the facts which supported that view worth preserving .
Our picture has been pre - selected and predetermined for us , not so much by
accident as by people who were consciously or unconsciously imbued with a
particular view and thought the facts which supported that view worth preserving .
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First , it is alleged that history deals with the unique and particular , and science
with the general and universal . This view may be said to start with Aristotle , who
declared that poetry was “ more philosophical ” and " more serious ” than history
...
First , it is alleged that history deals with the unique and particular , and science
with the general and universal . This view may be said to start with Aristotle , who
declared that poetry was “ more philosophical ” and " more serious ” than history
...
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The law of gravity does not prove that that particular apple will fall to the ground :
somebody may catch it in a basket . The law of optics that light travels in a straight
line does not prove that a particular ray of light may not be refracted or ...
The law of gravity does not prove that that particular apple will fall to the ground :
somebody may catch it in a basket . The law of optics that light travels in a straight
line does not prove that a particular ray of light may not be refracted or ...
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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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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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