The Origin and Goal of History

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-57868-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 223 mm x 146 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in English in 1953, this important book from eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers deals with the philsophy of thehistory of mankind.More specifically, its avowed aim isto 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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jaspers, Karl

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtswissenschaft: Theorie und Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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