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Coherent History: Until 1960, geology had, in a sense, no coherent history. It was simply a large collection of facts about the surface and near surface of the earth. But the ten years between 1960 and 1970 saw its transformation into a true science. At the heart of that transformation lay the hypothesis of sea-floor spreading and the theory of continental drift.Whether you are a systematic reader or an unrepentant browser, my aim as General Editor has been to assemble all the facts you really ought to know into a coherent and logical plan that makes it possible to build up a comprehensive general knowledge of the subject.
His History of Ionian Philosophy(1821) ; History of the Pythagorean Philosophy (1826), and Notes on the Philosophy of the Megarean School in the Rheinisches Museum, are models of historical investigation on the principles of Schleiermacher. His historical masterpiece is the History of Philosophy (1829-53), which deals with general history up to the time of Kant. It was supplemented by a Review of the History of German Philosophy from the Time of Kant (1853). |
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