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Author:   Maurice Mandelbaum
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight:   0.771kg
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9781421431789

ISBN 10:   1421431785
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   26 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Part I. Philosophic Background Chapter 1. Philosophic Movements in the Nineteenth Century Part II. Historicism Chapter 2. The Nature and Scope of Historicism Chapter 3. The First Phase of Historicism: From the Enlightenment Through Hegel Chapter 4. The Search for a Science of Socity: From Saint-Simon to Marx and Engels Chapter 5. Evolution and Progress Chapter 6. Social Evolution Chapter 7. Historicism: A Critical Appraisal Part III. The Malleability of Man Chapter 8. Challenges to Constancy Chapter 9. Geneticim: The Associationist Tradition Chapter 10. Organicism: Culture and Human Nature Chapter 11. Man as a Progressive Being Chapter 12. Constancy and Changer in Human Nature: A Critical Account Part IV. The Limits of Reason Chapter 13. Critiques of the Intellectual Powers of Man: The Idealist Strand Chapter 14. Ignoramus, Ignorabimus: The Positivist Strand Chapter 15. The Rebellion Against Reason Chapter 16. The Limits Reappraised Notes Bibliography Index

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Maurice Mandelbaum was a professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and Dartmouth College. His work focused on phenomenology, epistemology, and intellectual history.

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