Eric Voegelin

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Eric Voegelin Today is the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin (03 January 1901 – 19 January 1985), who was born in Cologne on this date in 1901. Voegelin’s demanding thought requires a full measure of effort on the part of the student of Voegelin’s work, who must master his terminology, his references, and his own body of work in order to understand. Voegelin offers a theologically inspired interpretation that is distinct both from traditional providential philosophies of history (Augustine, Bossuet) and more recent efforts such as Toynbee (whose philosophy of history is not providential in the traditional sense, but is shot through with religious references). Quora: Discord link: #philosophy #history #philosophyofhistory #Voegelin #gnosticism