Diverging Interpretations of Ranke’s Methodology

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Diverging Interpretations of Ranke’s Methodology

Saturday 21 December 2024 is the 229th anniversary of the birth of Leopold von Ranke (21 December 1795 – 23 May 1886), who was born in Wiehe in Saxony, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, on this date in 1795.

Ranke’s approach to history has been among the most influential of any modern historian, and it is often said that Ranke was the founder of modern history. It is, then, unsurprising that Ranke’s legacy is disputed, and his approach has been given widely diverging interpretations. I discuss some of these interpretations, and offer my own interpretation of Ranke’s reverence for history.

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