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Time and Meaning in History

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  • © 1987

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  1. Nathan Rotenstreich
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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 101)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Status of History

    • Nathan Rotenstreich
    Pages 1-24

  3. The Subject and Process

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    Pages 25-52

  4. Progress and Direction

    • Nathan Rotenstreich
    Pages 53-78

  5. Interaction, Actions and Events

    • Nathan Rotenstreich
    Pages 79-93

  6. Contexts and Individuals

    • Nathan Rotenstreich
    Pages 94-119

  7. Conditioning Situations and Decisions

    • Nathan Rotenstreich
    Pages 120-134

  8. Evaluation and Values

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    Pages 135-158

  9. The Rhythm of Time

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    Pages 159-174

  10. The Settings and Ideologies

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    Pages 175-205

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 207-220
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About this book

There are several characteristics of Nathan Rotenstreich's work which are striking: his thoughtful writings are both subtle and deep; they are steeped in his critical appreciation of other thinkers of this and preceding times, an appreciation which is formed by his learned understanding of the history of philosophy; and with all this, he has an original and independent intelligence. He has from time to time brought his skills to bear upon historical scholarship, most notably perhaps in his book Between Past and Present (1958, 2nd edition, 1973), his interpretive essays in the philosophy of history Philosophy, History and Politics (1976) and his scholarly work concerned with the influence of historical development upon modern Jewish thought, Tradition and Reality (1972). Related to these, and equally works of that philosophical humanity which Professor Rotenstreich embodies, are his Humanism in the Contemporary Era (1963), Spirit and Man: An Essay on Being and Value (1963) and Reflection and Action (1983). Rotenstreich combines both the naturalistic and the phenomenological attitudes in an interesting and illuminating way through the full spectrum of issues in the philosophy of history in this century. Surely he sets boundaries to any doubtful extrapolation. Not only would he bring the understanding of history back from those who claim it as only a positive science but equally would he prevent the transformation of that understanding into merely speculative inquiry.

About the author

Nathan Rotenstreich, 1914-1993, was Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was the Rector of this University and the Vice President of the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities.
Some of his well known essays are: Between Past and Present, Spirit and Man, Tradition and Reality, and Jewish Philosophy in Modern Times. Together with S.H. Bergman he translated Kant's three Critiques into Hebrew.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Time and Meaning in History

  • Authors: Nathan Rotenstreich

  • Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3845-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2467-0Published: 31 August 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8212-9Published: 27 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3845-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 220

  • Topics: History of Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy

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