Bahan yang dibahas dalam buku ini kadang-kadang disebut filsafat sejarah, kadang-kadang teori sejarah Di Negeri Belanda biasanya dipergunakan istilah pertama, sedangkan di Inggris, Jerman, dan Prancis dipakai padanan istilah sejarah filsafat Hanya di Jerman istilah theoretische Geschichte" atau "Theorie der Geschichtswissenschaft" agak disukai juga"
In no other field has the revolt of modern Western thought against traditional philosophy been so far-reaching in its conse- quences as in the field of history. The case between the ancients and their modern critics in its extreme form can be formulated as follows: For the ancients, historical knowledge is impos- sible; while for their modern critics all knowledge is historical. For the ancient…
For every human being the memory of his individual ex- periences is a matter of supreme importance. To it he owes his sense of identity and possibly his consciousness, without it he can take no important decision, he cannot improve his condition, he cannot survive. How does he use it?
Veertig maanden is het 'ten geleide' oud, dat de Schrijver zijn vorige bundel meegaf. Zoals daarip zijn voornaamste werk verzameld werd, dat tussen de jaren 1937-41 ontstond, zo vindt de lezer hier het meeste bijeen wat in het lustrum 1047-48 tot stand kwan. In nog hoger mate dan-dit toentertijd het geval was, is ook nu het grootste en, meent hij, belangrijkste deel van deze lezingen en opstell…
The writing of history is an ancient and honorable pro- fession. What is more, like the arts and unlike the sciences, it reached a degree of perfection early in the ancient world which, in a sense, it has never surpassed. Thucydides is as supreme a figure in the art of history as Sophocles in the art of tragedy. Only science and technology have pro- gressed, steadily, encouragingly, and frighte…
Dilthey's thought is very much alive today. In the spheres of history, biography and sociology one frequently comes upon ideas which have their-sometimes unacknowledged-source in his work. In other cases brief references to his im- portance are coupled with a recognition of the difficulties of presenting his ideas. For instance Mr F. Stern (in his selection of texts about history 'The Varieties…
WHEN ONE first approaches the study of history, it does not look particularly forbidding. To judge by outside appearances, it is a tranquil business, pursued through the leisurely digestion of masses of books and documents. It may demand steady work, long hours, those qualities of scholarly doggedness which the Germans lump together under the ineffable word Sitz- fleisch. Its rewards may be slo…
The possibility of generalization and its success in the physical sciences rests, according to historicism, on the general uniformity of nature: upon the perhaps better described as amassumption similar circumstances similar things will happen. This principle, which is taken to be valid throughout space and time, is said to underlie the method of physica
Pendidikan pada hakekatnya merupakan usaha sadar untuk mewujudkan wahana yang memungkinkan manusia dapat berlatih sehingga mampu mempertahankan kelangsungan hi- dup dan mengembangkan kualitan dirinya secara terus co- nerus dari generasi ke generasi. Karena itu penyusunan sistem dan pelaksanaan kegiatan pendidikan harus men masalah eksistensi umat manusia pada umumnya dan bangsa pada khususnya d…
THE CRITICISM OF CYCLICAL METAHISTORY since the second World War may pbscure its predominant place in the historiography of world history in the first half of twentieth century.