Online Courses Handbook 2003

10474 (v.3) History 223 - An Introduction to the Philosophy of History - From Herodotus to Foucault

Area:	School of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	9839 (v.7) History 323 - An Introduction to the Philosophy of History - From Herodotus to Foucault
Prerequisite(s):	1438 (v.4) History 111 - History of India in the 17th Century or any previous version AND 1439 (v.4) History 112 - The Modern World - The Rise and Fall of British Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries or any previous version
The idea of history and historiography. Origins of modern historical thought-Graeco-Roman thought, Judaeo-Christian thought, medieval historical writing. The rise of secularism and scientific thought-the Renaissance, the rise of science, rationalism and empiricism, the Enlightenment. The 19th century reaction against mechanical science-romantic idealism, historicism, Marxism. Contemporary developments-structuralism, post structuralism. Specific topics.