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Nineteenth century philosophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Nineteenth century thinkers both developed from and reacted to the Enlightenment's notion of progress. |
 | | Schopenhauer's philosophy is part and parcel of the man: gloomy, immersed in Indian thought, highly cultured, fiercely individual, not given to making friends. |
 | | But perhaps the most significant development of century was historicism, the belief that something could only be understood, and its significance assessed, by seeing it within the stream of history. |
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