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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... judgment on Hitler or Stalin— or , if you like , on Senator McCarthy - this is because they were the contemporaries of many of us , because hundreds of thousands of those who suffered directly or indirectly from their actions are still ...
... judgment on Hitler or Stalin— or , if you like , on Senator McCarthy - this is because they were the contemporaries of many of us , because hundreds of thousands of those who suffered directly or indirectly from their actions are still ...
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... judgment on the institu- tion , but not on the individuals who created it . * The historian does not sit in judgment on an individual oriental despot . But he is not required to remain in- different and impartial between , say ...
... judgment on the institu- tion , but not on the individuals who created it . * The historian does not sit in judgment on an individual oriental despot . But he is not required to remain in- different and impartial between , say ...
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... judgment in history is not some " principle claiming universal va- lidity , " but " that which works best . " It is not only - I need hardly say — when analysing the past that we invoke this criterion of " what works best . " If someone ...
... judgment in history is not some " principle claiming universal va- lidity , " but " that which works best . " It is not only - I need hardly say — when analysing the past that we invoke this criterion of " what works best . " If someone ...
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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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