The German Historicist Tradition

by Frederick C. Beiser

Book Overview

This is the first full study in English of the German historicist tradition. Frederick C. Beiser surveys the major German thinkers on history from the middle of the eighteenth century until the early twentieth century, providing an introduction to each thinker and the main issues in interpreting and appraising his thought. The volume offers new interpretations of well-known philosophers such as Johann Gottfried Herder and Max Weber, and introduces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019969155X
• ISBN13: 9780199691555
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 614 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"