Overview

In this work, originally published in 1989, the author establishes a tradition of radical historicism from Hegel to the Budapest School. He charts both its continuous evolution from the early 19th century to the late 20th, and its transformation in the context of European social, economic and cultural change. Through a reappraisal of historical interpretation from Hegel to Foucault, the book demonstrates the contemporary relevance of radical historicism. It includes detailed analyses of Marx, Dilthey, Simmel, Weber, Lukács, Horkheimer, Adorno and Habermas.