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