The origin and goal of history
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The origin and goal of history
(Routledge revivals)
Routledge, 2010
- : pbk
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Vom Ursprung und Ziel der Geschichte
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1953
"Other works by Karl Jasper" : p. 284-285
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First published in English in 1953, this important book from eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers deals with the philsophy of the history of mankind. More specifically, its avowed aim is to assist in heightening our awareness of the present by placing it within the framework of the long obscurity of prehistory and the boundless realm of possibilities which lie within the undecided future.This analysis is split into 3 parts:
World history
The present and the future
The meaning of history
Table of Contents
Part I: World history 1. The Axial Period 2. Schema of World History 3. Prehistory 4. The Ancient Historical Civilisations 5. The Axial Period and its Consequences 6. The Specific Quality of the West 7. Orient and Occident: The Eastern and the Western World 8. Once More: A Schema of History Part II: Present and Future 9. The Intrinsically New: Science and Technology 10. The Present Situation of the World 11. The Future Part III: The Meaning of History 12. Boundaries of History 13. Basic Structures of History 14. The Unity of History 15. Our Modern Historical Consciousness 16. Overcoming History
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