Essays in the Philosophy of History

abstract act of thought actual ancient annals answer architecture Aristotelian Society Aristotle assert attempt battle of Hastings called century classical Collingwood conception critical Croce culture discover distinction doubt dualism egocentric predicament error essays evidence exist express fundamental generalisation Gothic happened Hegel historian Historical Cycles historical events historical fact historical knowledge historical research historical scepticism historical thinking historical thought human Idea of History ideal imagination individual fact interpretation Julius Caesar kind live logic Magian means ment merely mind modern monad naturalistic nature never object Oswald Spengler Oxford particular past perception period phase philosophy of history Plato plot point of view political present principle problem progress question recognised Roman scientific scientist sense simply sources Spengler statement Theory of Historical things tion torian torical tory transcendent transcendent theory true truth understand universal history Vico view of history whole wholly words world of fact write