The role of the individual in history
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Contrary to F. Fukuyama's prediction about the of history, recent events prove the opposite. History, it seems, has come not to an end but rather to the beginning of new colossal changes. Humankind has found itself on the threshold of a new landmark; in such epochs, the influence of outstanding personalities on the future historical development may be especially significant. We do not question the thesis that people make history. Nevertheless, what is the role of outstanding personalities in human activity‘ There are many opinions on this question. In his book, S. Hook analyzes different views on this problem sufficiently fully and objectively. At the turn of the 1960s, philosophers W. Dray, C. Hempel, M. Mandelbuam, and E. Nagel presented interesting concepts on this point within the framework of studies on determinism and the laws of history. The book Theory and History by L. von Mises is also noteworthy. However, their analysis of the role of the individual in history was somewhat superficial; over the past decades, this problem has not been studied at all
Author: L. E. Grinin
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1989844686