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philosophy of history  

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  • What is history? What is involved in historical research and knowledge creation? What is the role for the philosophy of history? We might say that there are basically three relevant activities in the realm of historical thinking. First, there is first-order research into facts about the past based on currently available evidence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Philosophy of History]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RP4NLVRP-D

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