The Muse of History and the Science of Culture
The Muse of History and the Science of Culture By Robert L. Carneiro (auth.)
2002 | 307 Pages | ISBN: 0306462729 | PDF | 2 MB
2002 | 307 Pages | ISBN: 0306462729 | PDF | 2 MB
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.