If the topic claims the mind again in a genetic theoretical manner --since there is much more to be said--Karl Löwith's classic 'Meaning in History' would be a worthy read, as would Erich Voegelin's Anamnesis. And since we're on classics R.G. Collingwood masterful 'The Idea of History " is in part a right-Hegelian salvo against Whig History, which progressive and neoliberal rightist engage as if nature).
I've been thinking about this a lot while reading Hayek and listening to James Lindsay discuss Hegel. There is this perception of History that is like a deity. Progressives of the current sort operate as if there is a perfected future that we are destined for and they want it now. Taking time to understand the present before implementing changes is of little note. They see an issue, make a value judgment, insist it can only be reconciled one way. Conservatives on the other hand are historically lazy. They propose little except to slow the speed of what progressives propose except in rare cases. Classical liberals, what few there really are, are frustrated with both. They are aligned with opposition to certain policies of the progressives, but they want things to still get done.
If the topic claims the mind again in a genetic theoretical manner --since there is much more to be said--Karl Löwith's classic 'Meaning in History' would be a worthy read, as would Erich Voegelin's Anamnesis. And since we're on classics R.G. Collingwood masterful 'The Idea of History " is in part a right-Hegelian salvo against Whig History, which progressive and neoliberal rightist engage as if nature).
I've been thinking about this a lot while reading Hayek and listening to James Lindsay discuss Hegel. There is this perception of History that is like a deity. Progressives of the current sort operate as if there is a perfected future that we are destined for and they want it now. Taking time to understand the present before implementing changes is of little note. They see an issue, make a value judgment, insist it can only be reconciled one way. Conservatives on the other hand are historically lazy. They propose little except to slow the speed of what progressives propose except in rare cases. Classical liberals, what few there really are, are frustrated with both. They are aligned with opposition to certain policies of the progressives, but they want things to still get done.
There are so many threads to pull at.