Автор: L?with, Karl
Название: Meaning in History
Издательство: University of Chicago Press
Год: 1949
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер: 22,9 mb
Страниц: 258
L?with's argument in Meaning in History is that the western view of history is confused by the relationship between Christian faith and the modern view, which is neither Christian nor pagan. L?with describes this relationship through famous western philosophers and historians, including Burckhardt, Marx, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Voltaire, Vico, Bossuet, Augustine and Orosius. The modern historical consciousness is, according to L?with, derived from Christianity. But, Christians are not a historical people, as their view of the world is based on faith. This explains the tendency in history (and philosophy) to an eschatological view of human progress...