Getting Started in Philosophy of History

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY

Wednesday 27 December 2023

How to Get Started in Philosophy of History

Ten books to get started in philosophy of history. These are not necessarily classics of the genre, or “must reads,” but basic books from which one can acquire an understanding of some of the fundamental concepts and problems necessary to appreciate philosophy of history.

1. Philosophy of History, W. H. Walsh (first edition 1951, second edition 1958)
2. Philosophy of History, William Dray (first edition 1964)
3. What is History? (1961) Ted Carr
4. The Practice of History (1967), Geoffrey Elton
5. The Philosophy of History in Our Time, Hans Meyerhoff
6. The Varieties of History, Fritz Stern
7. History and Social Theory (1969), Gordon Leff
8. History and Historians, Mark T. Gilderhus
9. Introduction to the Philosophy of History, Hegel
10. The Historian’s Craft, Marc Bloc

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