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Understanding History
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Author : Bertrand Russell
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-12-02
Understanding History written by Bertrand Russell and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-02 with Philosophy categories.
Essays on topics from nuclear physics to the role of faith in society from the Nobel Prize–winning philosopher. Originally written in 1943 and published in 1957 by Philosophical Library, Inc, these vigorous essays from one of the most distinguished minds of our time reveal several facets of the English philosopher’s thought. The title piece exposes the deadliness of the academic approach to the past, and shows how the reading of history can be a vivid intellectual pleasure. In “The Value of Free Thought,” Russell once again proves himself a ruthless foe of stifling orthodoxy and a fearless champion of free thought, free action and free speech. Then in a series of articles on a subject near to his heart, he explores the effect of atomic physics on such philosophic concepts as materialism, idealism, determinism and faith. In short, here is a complete banquet of provocative ideas—wise and witty; skeptical and profound—to whet the appetite of every discriminating reader.
What Is History
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Author : Michael Oakeshott
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2011-10-25
What Is History written by Michael Oakeshott and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-25 with Philosophy categories.
This highly readable new collection of thirty pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covers every decade of his intellectual career, and adds significantly to his contributions to the philosophy of historical understanding and political philosophy, as well as to the philosophy of education and aesthetics. The essays were intended mostly for lectures or seminars, and are consequently in an informal style that will be accessible to new readers as well as to those already well acquainted with Oakeshott's works. Early pieces include a long essay ‘On the Relations of Philosophy, Poetry, and Reality', and Oakeshott’s comments on ‘The Cambridge School of Political Science’ through which he himself had passed as an undergraduate. The collection also reproduces a substantial wartime essay ‘On Peace with Germany’. There are two new essays on the philosophy of education, and the essay which gives the work its title, ‘What is History?’, is just one of over half a dozen discussions of the nature of historical knowledge. Oakeshott’s later sceptical, ‘hermeneutic’, thought is also well represented by pieces such as ‘What is Political Theory?’ and ‘The Emergence of the History of Thought.’ Reviews of books by English and European contemporaries such as Butterfield, Hayek, Voegelin, and Arendt also help to place him in context more clearly than before. The book will be indispensable for all Oakeshott’s readers, no matter which area of his thought concerns them most.
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
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What Is History
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Author : Michael Oakeshott
language : en
Publisher: Michael Oakeshott Selected Writings
Release Date : 2004
What Is History written by Michael Oakeshott and has been published by Michael Oakeshott Selected Writings this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
This is a collection of 30 pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covering every decade of his intellectual career. The essays were intended mostly for lectures or seminars and retain an informal style that makes them accessible to readers.
On Textual Understanding And Other Essays
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Author : Peter Szondi
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1986
On Textual Understanding And Other Essays written by Peter Szondi and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Literature categories.
On History And Other Essays
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Author : Michael Oakeshott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
On History And Other Essays written by Michael Oakeshott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
In five essays, including three on historiography, one of the greatest minds in English political thought in the twentieth century explores themes central to the human experience: the nature of history, the rule of law, and the quest for power that is intrinsic to the human condition. Michael Oakeshott believed, as Timothy Fuller observes, that "the historian's effort to understand the past without ulterior motive [is the] effort which distinguishes the historian from all who examine the past for the guidance they expect it to provide about practical concerns." Timothy Fuller is Professor of Political Science at Colorado College.
The History Of Political Theory And Other Essays
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Author : John Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996
The History Of Political Theory And Other Essays written by John Dunn and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
A collection of penetrating essays on political thought - past, present and future - by a major commentator.
On History And Other Essays
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Author : Michael Oakeshott
language : en
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Imports
Release Date : 1983-01-01
On History And Other Essays written by Michael Oakeshott and has been published by Barnes & Noble Imports this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-01-01 with History categories.
Mickey Mouse History And Other Essays On American Memory
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Author : Mike Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 1996
Mickey Mouse History And Other Essays On American Memory written by Mike Wallace and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
This is a book about why history matters. It shows how popularized historical images and narratives deeply influence Americans' understanding of their collective past. A leading public historian, Mike Wallace observes that we are a people who think of ourselves as having shed the past but also avid tourists who are on a "heritage binge," flocking by the thousands to Ellis Island, Colonial Williamsburg, or the Vietnam Memorial.Wallace probes into the trivialization of history that pervades American culture as well as the struggles over public memory that provoke stormy controversy. The recent imbroglio surrounding the National Air and Space Museum's proposed Enola Gay exhibit was reported as centering on why the U.S. government decided to use the A-Bomb against Japan. Wallace scrutinizes the actual plans for the exhibit and investigates the ways in which the controversy drew in historians, veterans, the media, and the general public.Whether his subject is multimillion dollar theme parks owned by powerful corporations, urban museums, or television docudramas, Mike Wallace shows how their depictions of history are shaped by assumptions about which pasts are worth saving, whose stories are worth telling, what gets left out, and who is authorized to make the decisions. Author note: Mike Wallace is Professor of History at John Jay College, City University of New York. He is the co-author, with Edwin G. Burrows, of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for History.
Understanding Germany
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Author : Max Eastman
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-07-08
Understanding Germany written by Max Eastman and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-08 with Political Science categories.
Excerpt from Understanding Germany: The Only Way to End War and Other Essays To me the latter half of this book is the more important. Any one with a habit of withdrawing once in a while from the current of newspaper emotion might have said a few sensible words about Germany. And that is all I think I have done. But what I have said about War and Patriotism may have a special value in that I do not myself feel patriotic to any country. My sense of solidarity seems to attach to the human race as a whole, or to those classes in every country who are struggling towards liberty. I can not, of course, fore judge what might happen to my emotions if the country in which I function as a citizen were threatened by hostile forces. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.