Human Nature and Historical Knowledge: Hume, Hegel, and Vico
Cambridge University Press (1990)
| Abstract | This book presents a study of the nature and conditions of historical knowledge, conducted through a study of the relevant theories of Hume, Hegel and Vico. It is usually thought that in order to establish historical facts, we have to have a theory of human nature to support our arguments. Hume, Hegel and Vico all subscribed to this view, and are therefore discussed in detail. Professor Pompa goes on to argue that there is in fact no way of discovering anything about human nature except through historical investigation. It is necessary therefore to find a different way of thinking about how we discover historical facts. This is done in the last chapter where, in opposition to almost all present views, it is argued that we must have a framework of inherited knowledge before we can believe in anything which results from historical enquiry. | |||||||||
| Keywords | History Philosophy Philosophical anthropology Human beings | |||||||||
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| Call number | D16.8.P5553 1990 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0521892201 0521381371 9780521892209 | |||||||||
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