Philosophy of History
Title | Philosophy of History PDF eBook |
Author | M.C. Lemon |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 480 |
Release | 2003-08-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134717466 |
Philosophy of History is an essential introduction to a vast body of writing about history, from classical Greece and Rome to the modern world. M.C. Lemon maps out key debates and central concepts of philosophy of history, placing principal thinkers in the context of their times and schools of thought. Lemon explains the crucial differences between speculative philosophy as an enquiry into the content of history, and analytic philosophy of history as relating to the methods of history. The first two parts of the book trace each of these traditions, whereas the third part revisits both in the light of recent contributions to the discipline. This guide provides a comprehensive survey of historical thought since ancient times. Its clear terminology and lucid argument will make it an invaluable source for students and teachers alike.
The Philosophy of History
Title | The Philosophy of History PDF eBook |
Author | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 586 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | History |
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The History of Philosophy
Title | The History of Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | A. C. Grayling |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 559 |
Release | 2019-06-20 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0241980860 |
AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES 'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Sunday Times The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But there has been no comprehensive history of this great intellectual journey since 1945. Intelligible for students and eye-opening for philosophy readers, A. C. Grayling covers with characteristic clarity and elegance subjects like epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, logic, and the philosophy of mind, as well as the history of debates in these areas, through the ideas of celebrated philosophers as well as less well-known influential thinkers. The History of Philosophy takes the reader on a journey from the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates. Through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment. On to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, then the philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world. And finally, into philosophy today.
New Contributions to the Philosophy of History
Title | New Contributions to the Philosophy of History PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Little |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2010-08-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9048194105 |
Insights developed in the past two decades by philosophers of the social sciences can serve to enrich the challenging intellectual tasks of conceptualizing, investigating, and representing the human past. Likewise, intimate engagement with the writings of historians can deepen philosophers’ understanding of the task of knowing the past. This volume brings these perspectives together and considers fundamental questions, such as: What is historical causation? What is a large historical structure? How can we best conceptualize “mentalities” and “identities”? What is involved in understanding the subjectivity of historical actors? What is involved in arriving at an economic history of a large region? How are actions and outcomes related? The arguments touch upon a wide range of historical topics -- the Chinese and French Revolutions, the extension of railroads in the nineteenth century, and the development of agriculture in medieval China.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Title | An Introduction to the Philosophy of History PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Stanford |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | 307 |
Release | 1998-02-04 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0631199411 |
This book uncovers the wealth of philosophical problems that history presents, and encourages further thought on how these issues grow out of historical questions.
Meaning in History
Title | Meaning in History PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Löwith |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 269 |
Release | 2011-03-31 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 022616229X |
Modern man sees with one eye of faith and one eye of reason. Consequently, his view of history is confused. For centuries, the history of the Western world has been viewed from the Christian or classical standpoint—from a deep faith in the Kingdom of God or a belief in recurrent and eternal life-cycles. The modern mind, however, is neither Christian nor pagan—and its interpretations of history are Christian in derivation and anti-Christian in result. To develop this theory, Karl Löwith—beginning with the more accessible philosophies of history in the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries and working back to the Bible—analyzes the writings of outstanding historians both in antiquity and in Christian times. "A book of distinction and great importance. . . . The author is a master of philosophical interpretation, and each of his terse and substantial chapters has the balance of a work of art."—Helmut Kuhn, Journal of Philosophy
On the Philosophy of History
Title | On the Philosophy of History PDF eBook |
Author | Jacques Maritain |
Publisher | New York : Scribner |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | History |
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