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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 answers to these questions? These issues, which have intrigued -and bedeviled - historians for centuries, are explored in this thoughtful book.
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.