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Historiography: Historiography is the study of the writing of history. It examines how historians have interpreted historical events and trends, and how their interpretations have changed over time. Historiography also explores the different methods and theories that historians use to study the past. See also History, Historism._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Johann Gustav Droysen on Historiography - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 11 History/History/Droysen/Gadamer: As early as 1843, J. G. Droysen, the author and discoverer of the history of Hellenism, wrote: "There is probably no scientific field so remote, theoretically Gadamer I 12 justified, delimited and structured than history". Gadamer: Already Droysen had called for a Kant who in a categorical imperative of history would prove "the living source from which the historical life of mankind flows". He expresses the expectation that "the more profound concept of history will be the gravitational point in which the wild sway of the human sciences now has to gain steadfastness and the possibility of further progress"(1). The model of the natural sciences that Droysen calls up here is thus not meant in terms of content, in the sense of an approximation of the theory of science, but on the contrary in the sense that the humanities would have to be founded as an equally independent group of sciences. Droysen's [work] is an attempt to solve this problem. Cf. >Humanities/Dilthey. 1. J. G. Droysen, Historik (Neudruck 1925, hrsg. von E. Rothacker), S. 97._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Droys I J. G. Droysen Grundriss der Historik Paderborn 2011 Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |