Siegfried Kracauer and the Practicing Historian

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Siegfried Kracauer and the Practicing Historian Thursday 08 February 2024 is the 135th anniversary of the birth of Siegfried Kracauer (08 February 1889 – 26 November 1966), who was born in Frankfurt am Main on this date in 1889. Kracauer, and Paul Oskar Kristeller commenting on Kracauer as his editor, prefers the working historian as his guide to philosophy of history, rather than the philosopher of history himself, but what exactly do we gain by appealing to the working historian? Do the historian and the philosopher represent what S. J. Gould called non-overlapping magisteria, or is the philosopher free to impose his philosophical thought on the historian, and, vice versa, the historian is free to propound his own philosophy of history? Quora: Discord: Links: Newsletter: #philosophy #history #philosophyofhistory #SiegfriedKracauer #historian