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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... prediction , if such it can be called , can be realized only through the occur- rence of unique events , which cannot themselves be predicted . But this does not mean that inferences drawn from history about the future are worthless ...
... prediction , if such it can be called , can be realized only through the occur- rence of unique events , which cannot themselves be predicted . But this does not mean that inferences drawn from history about the future are worthless ...
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... prediction may be warned in advance by the prediction of consequences unwelcome to them , and be induced by it to modify their action , so that the prediction , however correctly based on the analysis , proves self - frustrating . One ...
... prediction may be warned in advance by the prediction of consequences unwelcome to them , and be induced by it to modify their action , so that the prediction , however correctly based on the analysis , proves self - frustrating . One ...
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... prediction to the occurrence of the phenomenon predicted . The political scientist who , on the strength of ... prediction more likely ; and one sus- pects that economists , political scientists , and histo- rians , when they venture on ...
... prediction to the occurrence of the phenomenon predicted . The political scientist who , on the strength of ... prediction more likely ; and one sus- pects that economists , political scientists , and histo- rians , when they venture on ...
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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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