Philosophies of History
Burns, Robert (Goldsmith's College, University of London) / Rayment-Pickard, Hugh (Formerly Goldsmiths College, University of London) This important book charts the development of philosophical thinking about history over the past 250 years, combining extracts from key texts with new explanatory and critical discussion. The book is designed to make the work of thinkers such as Hume, Herder, Hegel, Dilthey, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Foucault accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Western philosophy. An introductory section is followed by nine further chapters explor...