Paper Topics - Southeastern Louisiana University



Paper Topics. Due October 4, 2017.Write a 1000 word essay on one of the following topics. If you elect to write the long, 2500 word paper on one of these topics, you must bring in an outside source in addition to the readings for this course. Be sure the paper is typed, double-spaced, and meets the requirements as laid out at the “philosophy paper” link at my courses pare and contrast what Schiller and Humboldt believe to be the important tasks of history and historians. What is the nature of universal and philosophical history according to Schiller and Humboldt? What role do “facts” play in doing history and how are they related to the ‘inner causal nexus’? Elaborate.In his Philosophy of History, Hegel lists three types of history – original, reflective, and philosophical. What are the differences between these types of history? Be sure to give examples of each type and contrast them with the other two. Why does Hegel believe that philosophical history is the most important? Explain. How might one in the year 2010 continue to hold to Hegel’s way of thinking about philosophical history? Elaborate.In looking at the history of Ancient Greece and Modern Germany Hegel believes that the facts bear out his hypothesis that history is simply the development of World-Spirit, or the increasing self-consciousness of freedom. By referring to historical details and to Hegel’s text, lay out in general terms the argument Hegel makes to support his hypothesis. ................
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