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Philosophy of History is an area of philosophy concerning the eventual significance, if any, of human history, and speculation as to a possible teleological end to its development, that is that there is a design, purpose, directive principle, or finality in the processes of human history. The philosopher of history asks at least three basic questions:
- What is the proper unit for the study of the human past? The individual subject? The polis ("city") or sovereign territory? The civilization or culture? Or nothing less than the whole of the species?
- Are there any broad patterns that we can discern through the study of the human past? Are there, for example, patterns of progress? Or cycles? Or are there no patterns or cycles, and is human history therefore random and devoid of any meaning — in the words of William Shakespeare's character MacBeth, "life is a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury, signifying nothing?"
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About.com FAQ - Brief introductory summary of the Philosophy of History.
Meta Description: [ The Philosophy of History is the study of history, writing about history, and what impact history has upon the present day. It can be referred to as the Critical, Analytical, or Formal Philosophy of History, as well as the Philosophy of Historiography. If the focus is on the progress of history a... ]
African Philosophy of History in the Oral Tradition - Account of the view of history contained in the sayings of various African peoples.
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Annotated Bibliography for the Philosophy of History - Bibliography of many of the major philosophy of history works. Each book mentioned has an explanatory comment.
Christian Philosophy of History - Comparison between Jacques Maritain and Nicolas Berdyaev's Christian philosophy of history and their impact on the Christian views of history and of mankind's future.
Daniel Little’s New Philosophy of History - Links to documents containing Professor Little's application of the philosophy of science's approach to the philosophy of history.
Enlightenment: Objectivist Scholarship - Articles from authors following the method of objectivity.
Meta Description: [ Objectivist Scholarship Haven,
providing forums for philosophers interested in the method of objectivity. ]
Feminist History of Philosophy - Addresses the male-centric distortions in the main philosophies of history.
Five Epochs of Civilization - Summary of William McGaughey's Five Epochs of Civilization, which splits history into four epochs each centered on a key communication technology. The fifth epoch is his prediction of the future.
Meta Description: [ Using world history to predict the future ]
Forrester, Rochelle - Site attempts to explain the causes of historical social and cultural change, featuring articles about the discovery of agriculture, the invention of the steam engine, chemistry, and the nature of reality.
Meta Description: [ Philosophy of History, Philosophies of History, Theory of History, Theories of History, Reality, Sense Perception and Reality, Rochelle Forrester ]
Friesian School's Philosophy of History - Essays on philosophy of history from the Proceedings of the Friesian School. (This site includes summaries of Asian and ancient European philosophies of history).
Game Theory of Human History - Robert Wright summarizes his book Nonzero: The Logic Of Human Destiny, which uses game theory to develop a philosophy of history.
Geoffrey Elton's Philosophy of History - Summary of the historian Geoffrey Elton's philosophy of history.
Hegel's Philosophy of History - Hegel's philosophy of history from a historian's perspective.
History and the Philosophy of History - George Burton Adams' presidential address to the American Historical Association in 1908.
Meta Description: [ The American Historical Association provides the following content for those studying the development of the historical profession and historical ideas ]
Ibn Khaldun - Life and Work - Summary of the influential Muslim philosopher's work - in the context of his life experiences.
Identities: How Governed, Who Pays? - Universal principles of governance in history, based on the concept of individual and group identity, by H. B. Paksoy.
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Karl Jaspers and The Axial Age - Article on Karl Jaspers' theory of the Axial Age, which was the time period that laid the foundations of modern society
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Metahistory - Summarizes Hayden White's book Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth Century Europe, which categories 19th Century historians and philosophers of history.
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Miller, John William - Joseph Fell's summary of John William Miller's philosophy.
Phenomenological Reading of Lao-Tzu - Review of Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching in terms of the West's understanding of Chinese Philosophy.
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Philosophers of History - Summarizes the works of St. Augustine, Kant, Herder, Hegel, Marx, Spengler and Toynbee.
Philosophy of History - Paul Newall's contribution to the Galilean Library. Introductory summary of the subject.
Philosophy of History Archive - A Russian site (in English) offering a listing of philosophy of history resources worldwide.
Progressive Socialism Philosophy of History - Philosophy of history by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar - founder of the Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) also known as Progressive Socialism.
Pyramid of the Sun - Essays about the effects of hierarchical structures on governments, organized religions and corporations.
Terrorism and the Philosophy of History - Andrew Fiala's article in Essays in Philosophy about liberal responses to terrorism in terms of philosophy of history.
Theory and History - Ludwig von Mises's book Theory and History: An interpretation of social and economic evolution, which criticizes historicism, scientism and dialectical materialism.
Meta Description: [ Theory and History by Ludwig von Mises , The Ludwig von Mises Institute is the research and educational center of classical liberalism and the Austrian School of economics. Working in the intellectual tradition of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) and Murray N. Rothbard (1926-1995), with a vast array ... ]
Trinitarian Philosophy of History - Explains the Trinitarian philosophy of history, which is based on the proposition that each individual is a balancing trinity of spirit-mind-body.
Variations on a Theme: History as Knowledge of the Past - E-text of lectures by George L. Anderson.
Meta Description: [ FULL TEXT OF _VARIATIONS ON A
THEME: HISTORY AS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST_, by George L.
Anderson, Lawrence KS: Coronado Press, 1970. ]
Wikipedia Definition - Brief introductory summary of the Philosophy of History.
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