De titel, met zijn toestemming ontleend aan, een bundel van de dichter Binnendijk, is nochtans geen literair ornament. Niet alleen, dat ik er het concretiserend lidwoord aan heb toege- voegd, maar ik acht er, wat meer zegt, ook de gedachte in uit gedrukt, waaromheen deze studies en critieken zich min of meer kristalliseren tot een, zij het onafgerond geheel. Deze gedachte n.l., dat het verleden…
This is a book about the world views of men in our Western tradition, the ideas they have held and still hold on the Big Questions-cosmological questions, which ask whether the universe makes sense in terms of human capacity to comprehend and, if so, what kind of sense; theological and metaphysical questions, which ask further questions about purpose and design of the universe, and about man's …
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…
PERBEDAAN antara Abad Pertengahan dan Zaman Modern berpangkal pada trias terkenal, yaitu Zaman Kuno, Abad Pertengahan, dan Zaman Baru; suatu periodisasi yang banyak dipergunakan kira-kira sejak tahun 1700. Periodisasi ini dapat dikembalikan pada masa Renaissance dan Reformasi. Menurut Burckhardt manusia masa Renaissance yang telah bangun individualitasnya adalah manusia modern yang pertama-tama…
For some time I have been interested in the changing fortunes of the adjective old-fashioned. I find it significant that this adjective has by now shed all of its pejorative associations. For example, the Oxford English Dictionary shows that a century ago old-fashioned had a wide currency in the sense of a child having the ways of a grown-up person, hence, precocious, knowing." Dickens would ha…
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…