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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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- The Philosophy of History
- The Changing Faces of History
- The Thorny Thickets of History
- What Drives the Engine of History?
- The Great Man and Ideas as Prime Movers
- How to Turn History into Science
- The Culture Process and Its Determinants
- Are There Laws of History?
- Proposed Laws of Culture.