Ernst Troeltsch and the Overcoming of Historicism and Relativism

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Ernst Troeltsch and the Overcoming of Historicism and Relativism Saturday 17 February 2024 is the 159th anniversary of the birth of Ernst Peter Wilhelm Troeltsch (17 February 1865 – 01 February 1923), who was born in Haunstetten, Germany on this date in 1865. Troeltsch was a Protestant theologian who wrote extensively on philosophy of history, and who ultimately saw the overcoming of historicism and relativism as a task for the philosophy of history, which was to be the tool wielded by humanity, together with ethics, to deliver ourselves from the apparent blind alley that earlier historical research had led us down. Quora: Discord: Links: Newsletter: #philosophy #history #philosophyofhistory #ErnstTroeltsch #historicism #relativism #theology