Philosophy, History and Politics

Nathan Rotenstreich, 1914-1993, was Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was the Rector of this University and the Vice President of the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities. Some of his well known essays are: Between Past and Present, Spirit and Man, Tradition and Reality, and Jewish Philosophy in Modern Times. Together with S.H. Bergman he translated Kant's three Critiques into Hebrew.

• I: The Shadow of History over Philosophy: R. C. Collingwood.- A. Facts and Thoughts.- B. History and Philosophy.- C. Issues.- II: The Prejudice of Inevitability: Isaiah Berlin.- III: History, Tradition and Politics: Michael Oake-shott.- IV: The Historical Process and its Explanation: Karl Popper and his debtors.- Index of Names.