Shapes of Philosophical History
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1993
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In this text, the author looks at the ways in which philosophical historians over the last 2000 years have looked at the nature of man and the shape of human history. He identifies two modes of perception - the cyclical and the progressive - and traces the development of these two shapes.
In these seven lectures, the author looks at the ways in which philosophical historians over the last 2000 years have looked at the nature of man and the shape of human history. He identifies two modes of historical perception, the cyclical and progressive: "on the one hand the historical world seen as movement either to a fixed end, or to an indefinite end that defines itself in the course of progression, history as novelty-creating and always variant; on the other hand circularity, eternal recurrence, return to the beginning of things, sheer reiteration or similar recapitulation..." By tracing the development of these two shapes of philosophical history from the onset of the Christian era through to the present, the author argues, they reveal themselves to be less a logical than a psychological polarity. In some periods there may be a weightier commitment to one or the other, but neither has dominated the European intellectual field without the presence in some form of its rival.
In these seven lectures, the author looks at the ways in which philosophical historians over the last 2000 years have looked at the nature of man and the shape of human history. He identifies two modes of historical perception, the cyclical and progressive: "on the one hand the historical world seen as movement either to a fixed end, or to an indefinite end that defines itself in the course of progression, history as novelty-creating and always variant; on the other hand circularity, eternal recurrence, return to the beginning of things, sheer reiteration or similar recapitulation..." By tracing the development of these two shapes of philosophical history from the onset of the Christian era through to the present, the author argues, they reveal themselves to be less a logical than a psychological polarity. In some periods there may be a weightier commitment to one or the other, but neither has dominated the European intellectual field without the presence in some form of its rival.
The wicked dance in circles; early Christians against the Pagans; ascending Jacob's Ladder; the way of St Augustine or of the Abbot Joachim; Ixion's wheel; the renaissance ponders the vicissitudes; man is a crooked stick; Kant and the debate on moral destiny; taming the future; the French idea of perfectibility; leaps into free consciousness; resonances from the German academy; an uneasy consensus; the 20th-century prospect.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.9.1993 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Modern revivals in philosophy |
| Zusatzinfo | index |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7512-0210-X / 075120210X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7512-0210-6 / 9780751202106 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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