期刊名称：Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1944-1088
电子版ISSN：1944-1096
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：4
出版社：Guild of Independent Scholars
摘要：History, Creativity, Aesthetics and Philosophy are examined. The notion of the historian and his creative activities are explained in the context of historical reconstruction. History as a creative art harbour all attributes of aesthetics in an attempt to understand the past. The paper examines the relation and proximity of history to certain philosophical theories, such as the theories of beauty, goodness and truth, as expounded by Aristotle, Hegel, and Plato. It draws attention to the proximity of History to Philosophy and explains the critical relationships. It also discusses the extent of manifestation of ideas on history and their characteristics. Most people see historians as a group of mankind set apart from the normal run of mankind by their profession. These and other issues are interpreted and reflected in the paper. The paper finally recommends increased historical research studies in the philosophy of history
