The Meaning Of History

Author : Henry Kissinger
Publisher : Bokforlaget Stolpe
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9189425863

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The Meaning of History by Henry Kissinger Pdf

Exploring the dialectic between historical determinism and the exercise of free will, from the Enlightenment to WWII, by the former Secretary of State This volume presents Henry Kissinger's (born 1923) senior thesis from Harvard University, written in 1950 when he was 27 years old and published here in full for the first time over 70 years later. The text explores the thought of three distinct but important thinkers in the canon of Western philosophical and historical thought: Oswald Spengler, a German historian and philosopher; Arnold Toynbee, a British historian and philosopher; and Immanuel Kant, a Prussian of the European Enlightenment era and one of the most important philosophers to emerge from his time. At nearly 400 pages, it wrestles with some of the first-order dilemmas of Western political and moral thought, ranging in scope from the Enlightenment through to the midpoint of the 20th century--an era scourged by two world wars and the advent of the nuclear age.

Author : Karl Löwith
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226162294

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Meaning in History by Karl Löwith Pdf

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

Author : Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781412828291

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The Meaning of History by Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev Pdf

Berdyaev considered the philosophy of history as a field that laid the foundations of the Russian national consciousness. Its disputes were centered on distinctions between slavophiles and Westerners, East and West. The Meaning of History was an early effort, following World War I, that attempted to revive this perspective. With the removal of Communism as a ruling system in Russia, that nation returned to an elaboration of a religious philosophy of history as the specific mission of Russian thought. This volume thus has contemporary significance. Its sense of the apocalypse, which distinguishes Russian from Western thought, gives the book its specifically religious character.

Author : Jörn Rüsen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0857455559

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Meaning and Representation in History by Jörn Rüsen Pdf

History has always been more than just the past. It involves a relationship between past and present, perceived, on the one hand, as a temporal chain of events and, on the other, symbolically as an interpretation that gives meaning to these events through varying cultural orientations, charging it with norms and values, hopes and fears. And it is memory that links the present to the past and therefore has to be seen as the most fundamental procedure of the human mind that constitutes history: memory and historical thinking are the door of the human mind to experience. At the same time, it transforms the past into a meaningful and sense bearing part of the present and beyond. It is these complex interrelationships that are the focus of the contributors to this volume, among them such distinguished scholars as Paul Ricoeur, Johan Galtung, Eberhard Lämmert, and James E. Young. Full of profound insights into human society pat and present it is a book that not only historians but also philosophers and social scientists should engage with.

Author : Leonard Krieger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : 0226453499

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Ranke by Leonard Krieger Pdf

Author : N. Gordon Carper,Joyce Carper
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012026428

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The Meaning of History by N. Gordon Carper,Joyce Carper Pdf

Containing some 3,000 quotations by 1,000 writers from different cultures, times, and perspectives, this book will fascinate readers who enjoy reflecting on history. Choice This unusual work examines the literature of history and its attempts to define the meaning of history. Approximately three thousand quotations by about 1,000 prominent philosophers, writers, and historians offer diverse interpretations of the significance of historical study, ranging from history viewed as bunk to history elevated to lyric poetry. The entries, arranged alphabetically by author, represent a variety of cultures and disciplines, and are documented as fully as possible by context, author, author birth and death dates, and vocation. Topics such as the role of the historian, the definition of history, the purpose of the study of history, and the values that history imparts broaden the scope of the work and enliven the debate over the meaning of history. Scholars, historians, and students will welcome this book, and it will also be of great use to academic and public libraries as a unique reference work.

Author : Hendrikus Berkhof
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592446384

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Christ the Meaning of History by Hendrikus Berkhof Pdf

The core of the Bible, Berkhof argues, is the belief that the Kingdom of God is coming with power. This is the belief that the cross and resurrection are an analogy of the Christ-Event which is being realized throughout the world. Berkhof addresses non-theologians as well as fellow scholars. He is sure that the message of the Church is able to liberate and humanize.

Author : Ronald H. Nash
Publisher : B&H Academic
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89068154590

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The Meaning of History by Ronald H. Nash Pdf

The Meaning of History is a concise look at the meaning of the history of the world from the viewpoints of major historians and philosophers. By examining the individual approaches of these great thinkers, this book takes on the monumental task of analyzing the history of humanity and its prospects for the future. The book studies not just the facts of history, but the personality and purpose of the vastly influential figures who shaped it. Is history constantly repeating itself, or is civilization evolving toward a predestined utopia? Is history in God's hands, or does it depend on the whims of man? This informative book traces the arc of civilization from the New Testament all the way through to today. It will forever change the way you look at history and your individual place in it.

Author : Frank R. Ankersmit
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801464324

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Meaning, Truth, and Reference in Historical Representation by Frank R. Ankersmit Pdf

In this book, the noted intellectual historian Frank Ankersmit provides a systematic account of the problems of reference, truth, and meaning in historical writing. He works from the conviction that the historicist account of historical writing, associated primarily with Leopold von Ranke and Wilhelm von Humboldt, is essentially correct but that its original idealist and romanticist idiom needs to be translated into more modern terms. Rehabilitating historicism for the contemporary philosophy of history, he argues, "reveals the basic truths about the nature of the past itself, how we relate to it, and how we make sense of the past in historical writing." At the heart of Ankersmit's project is a sharp distinction between interpretation and representation. The historical text, he holds, is first and foremost a representation of some part of the past, not an interpretation. The book's central chapters address the concept of historical representation from the perspectives of reference, truth, and meaning. Ankersmit then goes on to discuss the possible role of experience in the history writing, which leads directly to a consideration of subjectivity and ethics in the historian's practice. Ankersmit concludes with a chapter on political history, which he maintains is the "basis and condition of all other variants of historical writing." Ankersmit’s rehabilitation of historicism is a powerfully original and provocative contribution to the debate about the nature of historical writing.

Author : Paul T. Phillips
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487523381

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Truth, Morality, and Meaning in History by Paul T. Phillips Pdf

In this important new book, Paul T. Phillips argues that most professional historians - aside from a relatively small number devoted to theory and methodology - have concerned themselves with particular, specialized areas of research, thereby ignoring the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning. This is less so in the thriving general community of history enthusiasts beyond academia, and may explain, in part at least, history's sharp decline as a subject of choice by students in recent years. Phillips sees great dangers resulting from the thinking of extreme relativists and postmodernists on the futility of attaining historical truth, especially in the age of "post-truth." He also believes that moral judgment and the search for meaning in history should be considered part of the discipline's mandate. In each section of this study, Phillips outlines the nature of individual issues and past efforts to address them, including approaches derived from other disciplines. This book is a call to action for all those engaged in the study of history to direct more attention to the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning.

Author : Morris Raphael 1880-1947 Cohen
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015226035

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The Meaning of Human History. -- by Morris Raphael 1880-1947 Cohen Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : F. R. Ankersmit
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0804739803

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Historical Representation by F. R. Ankersmit Pdf

Focusing on the notion of representation and on the necessity of distinguishing between representation and description, this book argues that the traditional semantic apparatus of meaning, truth, and reference that we use for description must be redefined if we are to understand properly the nature of historical writing.

Author : Donald V. Gawronski
Publisher : Scott Foresman
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89008365025

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History: Meaning and Method by Donald V. Gawronski Pdf

Author : Husbands, Chris,Kitson, Alison,Pendry, Anna
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335212712

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Understanding History Teaching by Husbands, Chris,Kitson, Alison,Pendry, Anna Pdf

"Drawing on fieldwork in secondary schools and on research studies worldwide, the authors pose fundamental questions about the way teachers teach and learners learn" -- book cover.

Author : Graham Flegg
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486166513

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Numbers by Graham Flegg Pdf

Readable, jargon-free book examines the earliest endeavors to count and record numbers, initial attempts to solve problems by using equations, and origins of infinite cardinal arithmetic. "Surprisingly exciting." — Choice.