{"title":"On history","authors":"C. Adair‐Toteff","doi":"10.3366/edinburgh/9781474447089.003.0002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This chapter is devoted to Aron’s philosophy of history. It discusses its importance in making political decisions. History lacks the degree of certainty found in the natural sciences but historical examples can provide much needed context and help formulate answers to contemporary problems.","PeriodicalId":432822,"journal":{"name":"Raymond Aron's Philosophy of Political Responsibility","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Raymond Aron's Philosophy of Political Responsibility","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474447089.003.0002","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This chapter is devoted to Aron’s philosophy of history. It discusses its importance in making political decisions. History lacks the degree of certainty found in the natural sciences but historical examples can provide much needed context and help formulate answers to contemporary problems.