Week 1 - Theoretical
Fundamental problems of philosophy of history.
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Week 2 - Theoretical
What is history?
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Week 3 - Theoretical
The historian's relation with facts.
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Week 4 - Theoretical
The approaches of the historian and the philosopher to history.
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Week 5 - Theoretical
Causation in history. The relation between history and science and ethics.
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Week 6 - Theoretical
The nature of historical knowledge and the problem of objectivity.
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Week 7 - Theoretical
A chronological general view of philosophies of history. History in Ancient Greek and Medieval.
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Week 8 - Theoretical
Discussion question: “How is Historical Knowledge Possible?”
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Week 9 - Theoretical
Introduction to German Idealism and Herder's "Reflections on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind"
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Week 10 - Theoretical
Kant's "Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View"
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Week 11 - Theoretical
Continuation of the last class
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Week 12 - Theoretical
Hegel's thoughts on history with selected texts.
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Week 13 - Theoretical
Current approaches to philosophy of history.
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Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation.
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