The Muse of History and the Science of Culture
Is history more than (in Boswell's words) a `chronological series of remarkable events'? Does it have a pattern? Is it fraught with `meaning'? Can we discern its trends? What determines its course? In short, can a substantial and coherent philosophy of history be devised that offers a...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2002.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | Is history more than (in Boswell's words) a `chronological series of remarkable events'? Does it have a pattern? Is it fraught with `meaning'? Can we discern its trends? What determines its course? In short, can a substantial and coherent philosophy of history be devised that offers answers to these questions? These issues, which have intrigued -and bedeviled - historians for centuries, are explored in this thoughtful book. |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 307 p. online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780306471797 |