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| Continuity: A. In general, continuity is a development without breaks or jumps. B. In mathematics, continuity is a property of functions that means that the function does not have any abrupt changes in value. _____________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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Leopold von Ranke on Continuity - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 213 Continuity/History/Ranke/Gadamer: Ranke recognizes it as the most distinguished difference of the oriental and occidental system that in the Occident historical continuity forms the form of existence of culture(1). In this respect it is not arbitrary that the unity of world history is based on the unity of the occidental cultural world, to which occidental science in general and history as science in particular belong. Nor is it arbitrary that this Western culture is shaped by Christianity, which has its absolute moment in the uniqueness of the event of redemption. Ranke acknowledged something of this when he saw the reinstatement of man into the "immediacy to God" in the Christian religion, which he placed in a romantic way at the primeval beginning of all history(2). But (...) the fundamental meaning of this fact has not fully come to bear in the philosophical reflection of the historical view of the world (...). Continuity/Historism/Gadamer: So the empirical attitude of the historical school is not without philosophical preconditions either. What remains is the merit of the astute methodologist Droysen who removed it from its empirical disguise and recognised its fundamental significance. >Continuity/History/Droysen, >Interrelation/Ranke, >Unity/Ranke. 1. Ranke, Weltgeschichte IX, 1, 270f. 2. Vgl. Hinrichs, Ranke und die Geschichtstheologie der Goethezeit, S. 239f._____________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. |
Ranke, Leopold von 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 |
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