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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... sense school of history . It recalls the favourite dictum of the great liberal journalist C. P. Scott : “ Facts are sa- cred , opinion is free . ” Now this clearly will not do . I shall not embark on a philosophical discussion of the ...
... sense school of history . It recalls the favourite dictum of the great liberal journalist C. P. Scott : “ Facts are sa- cred , opinion is free . ” Now this clearly will not do . I shall not embark on a philosophical discussion of the ...
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... sense to suppose that the curbing of alcoholic indul- gence in drivers , or a stricter control over the condi- tion of brakes , or an improvement in the siting of roads , might serve the end of reducing the number of traffic fatalities ...
... sense to suppose that the curbing of alcoholic indul- gence in drivers , or a stricter control over the condi- tion of brakes , or an improvement in the siting of roads , might serve the end of reducing the number of traffic fatalities ...
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... sense of the past , there was equally no sense of the future . Only Virgil , who in his fourth eclogue had given the classical picture of a return to the golden age , was inspired in the Aeneid momentarily to break through the cyclical ...
... sense of the past , there was equally no sense of the future . Only Virgil , who in his fourth eclogue had given the classical picture of a return to the golden age , was inspired in the Aeneid momentarily to break through the cyclical ...
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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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