Covid 19 and the Problems of Theoretical Philosophy of History, New Encounter with the Old Problems

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Theoretical philosophy of history is one of the interdisciplinary sciences that is formed from the connection of various disciplines of history including philosophy and theology. The subject of this knowledge is historical existence as a single body and a living organism. Unlike the science of history, which studies small, partial, unrepeatable, and unique events, the theoretical philosophy of history looks at the totality of history and tries to understand the nature, origin, destination, purpose and meaning of history with a macro perspective. This subject tries to analyze and evaluate what history is, the motive force of history, the factors that stop and accelerate the movement of history and how it passes from one stage to the next. Coronary heart disease is not a common occurrence, because of the horrors, anxieties and psychological and physical effects that it has caused to human beings, as well as the pervasive crises it has created in the political, social, economic and cultural spheres around the world. Rather, it is among the events that can affect the totality of historical existence and even change the direction of the history of the world. As a result, it has provoked many actions and reactions among the people of the world and has made many scientists and experts in various fields have begun to research the topic. Here, the question may arise that how will the Corona crisis affect the field of study and topics in the theoretical philosophy of history? According to the author, in this crisis, new challenges and issues in the theoretical philosophy of history are formed, including the end of history, the theory of divine providence, the theory of accident, the theory of miracles, theories of the apocalypse, death and life of civilization. Has created and revived biological theories in history? From the point of view of the philosophy of history, this article tries to show some of its dimensions and layers

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Volume 13, Issue 47
Winter 2021
Pages 131-160

  • Receive Date 26 August 2024
  • Publish Date 21 March 2021