Knowledge and Explanation in History: An Introduction to the Philosophy of History (Modern Introductions to Philosophy)

intellectual endeavour-because it is clearly valuable in itself-that it is worth philosophising about. As regards my intellectual debts, I have tried, so far as practicable, to give references to the works I have drawn upon or reacted to. The Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-3 Philosophy and History....Pages 4-38 Knowledge of the Past....Pages 39-68 Objectivity....Pages 69-94 Explanation....Pages 95-139 Causation....Pages 140-187 Values....Pages 188-218 Back Matter....Pages 219-229