August 11, 2015, 12:00 pm, Friedrich Trenkle,
19th century historiography,
Evolution,
Foundation of historism,
Jena and the early Romanticism,
Romanticism,
Sociohistorical analysis,
Topics,
Wilhelm von Humboldt as an originator of historism.
The question about the beginning of history as a science, i.e. the transformation of historiography into historical research is close connected to the appearance of historism in the nineteenth century. In particular the attainment and the remarkable feat the German historian Leopold von Ranke achieved is generally recognized as a milestone in the history of science. All in all historism founded in 19th-century Germany as well as Rankes work is scarcely conceivable without the contributions of the writers associated with German Romanticism. The following article is an attempt to show the correlation between them.
Hans-Peter Schütt, valedictory on his KIT collegue Uwe Japp, 7/17/2013.
Februar 14, 2013, 10:16 am, Rolf-Jürgen Gleitsmann,
Evolution,
Haubergwirtschaft,
History of sustainability,
Siegerland,
Sociohistorical analysis,
Sustainability,
Sustainable growth,
Topics.
Authors Rolf-Jürgen Gleitsmann Institut für Geschichte/Technikgeschichte, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, E-Mail: rolf-juergen.gleitsmann-topp@kit.edu Fulltext Abstract English The age of industrial modernity is facing an existential crisis. The basis of its existence is threatened. Industrial production, based on the principle of division of labour, mass consumption and a structurally vital economic growth have passed the carrying capacity […]
In the Western post-industrial societies, the individual experience is heavily shaped by the day-to-day contact with information and communication technologies. This article argues that everyday experience based on the use of communication technologies leads to a specific adaptation of the human consciousness to the technical environment. The question is discussed, what is the impact of this process on human consciousness.
The historian Imanuel Geiss who died in Bremen on February 20 at age 81 was one of the few internationally renowned representatives of German historic teaching. His works about WW I, he history of racism, but especially his Encycplopedia of Global History “Geschichte griffbereit” (1979ff.) will be rememberd as milestones of .scholarship.