One of the most important developments of Western civilization has been the growth of historical consciousness.

INTRODUCTION, or the state of historical knowledge ( 1985) xxiii (1) What has happened to history lately? xxiii (2) Last stage of the decay of scientific history xxvii (3) The bureaucratization of historians xxx ( 4) What historians do with ideas xxxii (5) Emergence of a new historical philosophy I. OUR HISTORICAL CONDITION, or the evolution of historical thinking II. HISTORY IN THE DEMOCRATIC ACE, or the new texture of history III. FACTS AND FICTIONS, or describing the past IV. THINKING ABOUT CAUSEs, or the structure of events V. ABOUT HISTORICAL FACTORS, or the hierarchy of powers VI. THE REMEMBERED PAST, or the function of recognition VII. HISTORY AND PHYSICS, or the end of the Modem Age VIII. CONCLUSION, or participant historical knowledge (1985)

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