Philosophy of History: A Guide for Students

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2003
Author	Author: Michael C. Lemon
Language	English
Number of Pages	461 pp.
Publisher	Routledge
City	London, England
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Region	Europe
Chronological Period	10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 1800-1849 1850-1899 18th century 1900-1949 1950-1999 21st century 6th century 7th century 8th century 9th century Ancient Period (pre 500)
ISBN	9780415162043
Annotation	Contents: Speculative philosophy of history: what is it and why study it? Pre-classical ideas on 'history' Classical Greek and Roman speculations on history The Christian challenge to Graeco-Roman historical perspectives A changing consciousness of history: the Renaissance and Machiavelli An innovative interlude: from Machiavelli to Vico Vico's philosophy of history Speculative philosophy of history during the Enlightenment Hegel's philosophy of history Marx on history Analytic philosophy of history: what is it and why study it? The 'what is history?' debate What is history for? The end of history? The postmodernist challenge The end of history? Fukuyama's speculative philosophy of history