POH1 – Philosophy of History
Structural Exposition of the Philosophy of History Program: The fundamental objective of this program is to provide the internal theoretical dynamics of History not just as a container of past events or documentation of past events rather history as an idea. The program has been divided into three modules
- MODULE 1 - The Conceptual
- MODULE 2 - The Theoretical
- MODULE 3 - The Critical and Explicatory
Philosophy of History Module 1 with Dr Wahab Suri – The fundamental objective of this course is to provide the internal theoretical dynamics of History not just as a container of past events or documentation of past events rather history as an idea.
Structural Exposition of the Philosophy of History Program: The fundamental objective of this program is to provide the internal theoretical dynamics of History not just as a container of past events or documentation of past events rather history as an idea. The program has been divided into three modules
- The conceptual
- The Theoretical
- The Critical and explicatory
MODULE 1: Conceptual This module provides basic conceptual framework to understand the theoretical and critical dynamics of history. In this section initial exposition regarding the difference among traditional, Scientific, speculative, and critical conception of history are going to be discussed.
- History as an event or an idea.
- History and search of law.
- Nature of change: Archaic (Cyclical), Messianic, Dialectical, genealogical
- Factors of change: geography, Race, religions (revelation), rationality, material conditions, individual.
Reference Texts, Authors and Reading Material
| 1 | Collingwood | Idea of History. New York: Galaxy Book, 1956. |
| 2 | Aron, R. | An Introduction to Philosophy of History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1948. |
| 3 | Toynbee, Arnold. | Civilization on Trial. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1953. |
| 4 | Gardiner, P. (ed) | The Philosophy of History. (Oxford, 1974). |
| 5. | ______ “ | Theories of History (NY. 1959). |
| 6. | Dray, W. H. | On History and Philosophers of History (Leiden. 1989). |
| 7. | Pompa, Leon | Human Nature and Human Knowledge (Cambridge, 1990). |
| 8. | Toynbee, A | A Study of History. (Oxford N.Y. 1947). |
| 9. | Nietzsche, F. | Will to Power Tr. Holling dale & Kaufmann, NY, 1967). |
| 10. | Ibn-e-Khaldun | Muqadamah (Tr. Rozenthal). |
| 11. | Spengler | Decline of the West (1954) London, Alien & Unwin. |
| 12. | Lowith, Karl | Meaning in History (1961) London Alien & Unwin. |
Main Course Text – Theories of History PATRICK GARDINER
Reference Material -The Idea of History – R.G Collingwood
Reference Material -Article -W. Dray, The Rationale of Actions
Reference Material- Toynbee, A Study of History Volume 1
Reference Material- Toynbee, A Study of History – ONE VOLUME EDITION
Course Content
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Course Includes
- 15 Lessons
- 4 Topics