PHI 570 - PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

An examination of the theories and methods utilized by historians with special attention to the problems of laws and explanations in history, the nature of historical knowledge and narrative, and the roles of causal judgments and historical understanding. Attention will also be given to theoretical interpretations of history as offered by Marx, Hegel, Toynbee and others.

Prereq: PHI 100, 260, or 270, or the consent of the instructor.