Surveying two centuries of philosophical writing, this text offers a guide to the philosophy of history before the recent challenges associated with deconstructive postmodernism. The book then argues for a moderate intellectual tradition in which historical knowledge continues to play a crucial role in the conduct of human affairs. This account of historicism explores the ideas of its major 19th-century representatives and foils, including Hegel, Dilthey and Nietzsche. The book's account of such 20th-century thinkers as Gadamer, Croce, Foucault and Heidegger should contribute to the ongoing discussions about the use and abuse of history.
- ISBN10 1888570997
- ISBN13 9781888570991
- Publish Date 5 April 2007 (first published 6 November 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Davies Group Publishers
- Edition Revised ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 353
- Language English