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Historicism — refers to philosophical theories that include one or both of two claims:# that there is an organic succession of developments, a notion also known as historism (in German historismus ), and/or; # that local conditions and peculiarities influence… … Wikipedia
historicism — 1895, translating Ger. historismus, from HISTORIC (Cf. historic) + ISM (Cf. ism). Given various senses 20c. in theology, philosophy, architecture, etc … Etymology dictionary
historicism — [his tôr′i siz΄əm] n. 1. a theory of history holding that the course of events is determined by unchangeable laws or cyclic patterns 2. the theory that the only true understanding of a person, society, historical period, etc. comes about through… … English World dictionary
historicism — According to Karl Popper, historicism is ‘an approach to the social sciences which assumes that historical prediction is their principal aim, and which assumes that this aim is attainable by discovering the “rhythms” or the “patterns”, the “laws” … Dictionary of sociology
historicism — In the work of Popper (The Open Society and its Enemies, 1945, and The Poverty of Historicism, 1957), any belief in the necessity of historical processes, or belief that such processes are governed by laws, and are immune to human choice and… … Philosophy dictionary
historicism — This term (from the Greek historia, meaning record or account ) is ambivalent: (1) historicism sometimes refers to the view that all reality can be explained in terms of a sequence of historical events, (2) historicism can also refer to the… … Glossary of theological terms
Historicism (Christian eschatology) — In Christian eschatology, Historicism is a school of interpretation which treats the eschatological prophecies of Daniel and Revelation as finding literal earthly fulfillment through the history of the church age and especially in relation to the … Wikipedia
Historicism (art) — Not to be confused with Historicism. Historicism refers to artistic styles that draw their inspiration from copying historic styles or artisans. So, after neo classicism (which could itself be considered a historicist movement), the 19th century… … Wikipedia
historicism — noun Date: 1895 a theory, doctrine, or style that emphasizes the importance of history: as a. a theory in which history is seen as a standard of value or as a determinant of events b. a style (as in architecture) characterized by the use of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
historicism — historicist, n., adj. /hi stawr euh siz euhm, stor /, n. 1. a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency. 2. a theory that all cultural phenomena are historically determined and that historians must study each… … Universalium
