Abstract

The Past and Future as notions of Philosophy of History appeared changed during the Modern Time. Author of this article makes the attempt of observation of the notions’ evolution. Author reveals that the notions of past and present appear actualized in different historical moments. The conceptualization of the border between past and present came into Philosophy of History in the first half of the XX c., nut the future came in humanitarian investigations in the second part of XX – at the beginning of XXI c. In article author fulfills the attempt to reveal the dependence of the notions’ recharging from the rejection of so-called Great Narrations. The theoretical base of this research is the investigations of contemporary German Philosopher of History Aleida Assman.