The crisis of historical consciousness at the dawn of the Aufklarung -- Form and goal of the Aufklarung idea of history -- The Aufklarung image of the future and its concept of historical development -- Human origins and historical development -- Historical causation -- Categories of casual explanation I : climate, geography, and political, social, and economic structure -- Categories of casual explanation II : spirit, customs, values, and ideas -- Structure of development and appreciation of the unique.
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