The 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 a...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Carneiro, Robert L. (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 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.