Muse of History and the Science of Culture (e-bog) af Carneiro, Robert L.
Carneiro, Robert L. (forfatter)

Muse of History and the Science of Culture e-bog

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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, a...
E-bog 875,33 DKK
Forfattere Carneiro, Robert L. (forfatter)
Forlag Springer
Udgivet 8 maj 2007
Genrer Anthropology
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780306471797
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.