| Description |
viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Importance and Fascination of History. 2. Philosophical Peculiarities of History. 3. Contemporary Neglect of the Philosophy of History. 4. Present State of Philosophy of History. 5. How Philosophy of History Relates to Other Disciplines. 6. Philosophy of History and Contemporary Concerns. 7. Future Possibilities of the Philosophy of History -- 1. History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences. 1. Corners. 2. History and Social Science: the Right-hand Side. 3. Philosophy and Social Science: the Base. 4. Philosophy of History: the Left-hand Side -- 2. Main Themes. 1. The Problem of Objectivity. 2. Objectivity in History. 3. Evidence. 4. Truth. 5. Social Processes and Frameworks. 6. Teleology. 7. Pattern, Structure and Colligation -- 3. Causes and Explanations. 1. Causes. 2. Explanation in General. 3. Statistical Explanation -- 4. Explanations in the Social Sciences and in History. 1. Explanation in the Social Sciences. 2. Explanation in History |
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5. Science, History and Historicism. 1. Science and History. 2. Structure, Time and Meaning. 3. Historicism -- 6. Mind. 1. Mind and the Historian. 2. Imagination and Understanding. 3. Action -- 7. Meaning. 1. Language. 2. Hermeneutics. 3. Political Correctness -- 8. 'Only Connect'. 1. Communication and Culture. 2. Narrative -- 9. The End of History? 1. The Linguistic Turn in History. 2. The Loss of the Object. 3. From the Enlightenment to Postmodernity. 4. An Unceasing Conversation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [264]-276) and index |
| Subject |
History -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
97024619 |
| ISBN |
063119939X |
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0631199411 |
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