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History and World Philosophies

Bachelor's
Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: humanities
Qualification: BA
Kind of studies: full-time studies
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
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History
History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the past as it is described in written documents. Events occurring before written record are considered prehistory. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians.
World
The world is the planet Earth and all life upon it, including human civilization. In a philosophical context, the "world" is the whole of the physical Universe, or an ontological world (the "world" of an individual). In a theological context, the world is the material or the profane sphere, as opposed to the celestial, spiritual, transcendent or sacred spheres. "End of the world" scenarios refer to the end of human history, often in religious contexts.
World
The world's a theatre, the earth a stage,
Which God and nature do with actors fill.
John Heywood, Dramatic Works, Volume I. The Author to His Book. Prefix to Apology for Actors; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 911-17.
History
Every decade or so, the world is tested by a crisis so grave that it breaks the mould: one so horrific and inhumane that the response of politicians to it becomes emblematic of their generation —their moral leadership or cowardice, their resolution or incompetence. It is how history judges us.
Jo Cox, Don’t leave Syria to become a graveyard — this generation’s responsibility to the world (13 October 2015)
World
Anchorite, who didst dwell
With all the world for cell!
Francis Thompson, To the Dead Cardinal of Westminster, Stanza 5; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 911-17.
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