German historicist tradition
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015
- xii, 600 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the first history in English of German historicism, the intellectual tradition which holds that history is the key to understanding all human values, beliefs and actions. Beiser surveys the key thinkers from the mid-18th to the early 20th century and illuminates the sources and reasons for this revolution in modern thought.
9780198709411
Historicism Philosophy, German 19th century Philosophy of history Historiography Simmel Atomism Codification controversy Holism Individuality Herder Savigny Ranke Rickart