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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... and the utility of History , ” and claimed to make history “ an arbiter of controversy , a guide of the wanderer , the upholder of that moral standard which the powers of earth and of religion itself tend constantly to depress ” ?
... and the utility of History , ” and claimed to make history “ an arbiter of controversy , a guide of the wanderer , the upholder of that moral standard which the powers of earth and of religion itself tend constantly to depress ” ?
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But on any standard of measurement I can only regard the statement as fantastically untrue . I am more attracted by one of those fascinating glimpses which Mr. A. J. P. Taylor sometimes gives us into Oxford academic life .
But on any standard of measurement I can only regard the statement as fantastically untrue . I am more attracted by one of those fascinating glimpses which Mr. A. J. P. Taylor sometimes gives us into Oxford academic life .
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We found it easy to draw this distinction because our standard or test of significance , the basis of our objectivity , was clear , and consisted of relevance to the goal in view , i.e. reduction of deaths on the roads .
We found it easy to draw this distinction because our standard or test of significance , the basis of our objectivity , was clear , and consisted of relevance to the goal in view , i.e. reduction of deaths on the roads .
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THE HISTORIAN AND HIS FACTS | 3 |
SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL | 36 |
HISTORY SCIENCE AND MORALITY | 70 |
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | What is History? George Macaulay Trevelyan lectures The George Macaulay lectures, 1961 Trevelyan lectures |
| Autor/in | Edward Hallett Carr |
| Ausgabe | Neuauflage |
| Verlag | Knopf, 1962 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 5. Juni 2008 |
| Länge | 209 Seiten |
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