A group dedicated to the fields of historical theory and the philosophy of history.
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Rochelle Forrester deposited The Course of History : Substantive Philosphy of History and the Scientific study of History explained in the group
Historical theory and the philosophy of history on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 1 day agoThe ultimate cause of much historical, social and cultural change is the gradual accumulation of human knowledge of the environment. Human beings use the materials in their environment to meet their needs and increased human knowledge of the environment enables human needs to be met in a more efficient manner. The human environment has a…[Read more]
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Rebecca Ruth Gould deposited “Antiquarianism as Genealogy: Arnaldo Momigliano’s Method,” History & Theory 53(2): 212-233. in the group
Historical theory and the philosophy of history on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 6 days agoThis essay uses Arnaldo Momigliano’s genealogy of antiquarianism and historiography to propose a new method for engaging the past. The Italian historian Arnaldo Momigliano (1908-1987) traced antiquarianism from its advent in ancient Greece and later growth in Rome to its early modern efflorescence, its usurpation by history, and its transformation…[Read more]
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