REINHART KOSELLECK’S PERSONAL SLUICES OF MEMORY AND SEDIMENTS OF EXPERIENCE
REINHART KOSELLECK’S PERSONAL SLUICES OF MEMORY AND SEDIMENTS OF EXPERIENCE
Author(s): Andrzej NowakSubject(s): Social history, History of Education
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Reinhart Koselleck (1923–2006); biography; theory of history; collective and individual memory; criticism of utopia;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyses selected aspects of the biography of Reinhart Koselleck (1923–2006), a German historian and theoretician of history. In particular, it brings to the fore significant traces of the Second World War experiences of the author of Kritik und Krise. Further, it looks at their influence on Koselleck’s critical approach to the con- cept of collective memory and on the anti-utopian thrust of his historical theory.
Journal: Kwartalnik Historyczny
- Issue Year: 130/2023
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 139-161
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English
