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noun - a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
A theory that events are determined or influenced by conditions and inherent processes beyond the control of human beings.
A theory that stresses the significant influence of history as a criterion of value.
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| The theory that social and cultural phenomena are determined by history. |
| The tendency to regard historical development as the most basic aspect of human existence. |
| (in artistic and architectural contexts) excessive regard for past styles. |
| A theory that events are determined or influenced by conditions and inherent processes beyond the control of humans. |
| A theory that stresses the significant influence of history as a criterion of value. |
| Art amp Architecture The deliberate use or revival of historical styles in contemporary works. |
| Philosophy The view that historical periods should be studied without imposing anachronistic categories of evaluation. |
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Historicism is the idea of attributing meaningful significance to space and time, such as historical period, geographical place, and local culture. Historicism tends to be hermeneutical because it values cautious, rigorous, and contextualized interpretation of information; or relativist, because it rejects notions of universal, fundamental and immutable interpretations. The approach varies from individualist theories of knowledge such as empiricism and rationalism, which neglect the role of traditions. * The term "historicism" (Historismus) was coined by German philosopher Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel. Over time it has developed different and somewhat divergent meanings. Elements of historicism appear in the writings of French essayist Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) and Italian philosopher G. B. Vico (1668–1744), and became more fully developed with the dialectic of Georg Hegel (1770–1831), influential in 19th-century Europe. The writings of Karl Marx, influenced by Hegel, also include historicism. The term is also associated with the empirical social sciences and with the work of Franz Boas. * Historicism may be contrasted with reductionist theories—which assumes that all developments can be explained by fundamental principles (such as in economic determinism)—or with theories that posit that historical changes occur as a result of random chance. * The Austrian-English philosopher Karl Popper condemned historicism along with the determinism and holism which he argued formed its basis. In his Poverty of Historicism, he identified historicism with the opinion that there are "inexorable laws of historical destiny", which opinion he warned against. This contrasts with the contextually relative interpretation of historicism for which its proponents argue. Talcott Parsons criticized historicism as a case of idealistic fallacy in The Structure of Social Action (1937). * Post-structuralism uses the term "New Historicism", which has some associations with both anthropology and Hegelianism. * The theological use of the word denotes the interpretation of biblical prophecy as being related to church history. |