10. Historicism - Hegel's Heirs in Historical Scholarship

Kai Froeb 2026

Part III: Six Fundamental Challenges

  1. Johann Gustav Droysen (1808-1884): The Methodologically Conscious Hegelian
  2. Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886): The Professionalization of History
  3. Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897): Cultural History as an Alternative
  4. A Systematic Balance Sheet: What Did Historicism Gain and What Did It Lose?

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