Abstract

This book is intended as a contribution to the philosophy of history. The scope of this contribution--uncovering the awareness of the historical past as a part of human experience--is laid out in an extensive introduction drawing upon both contemporary analytic and phenomenological thought. In chapter 1, Carr presents an account of the temporal structure of experience based primarily on Husserl and, relevant themes in analytic philosophy. Chapter 2 describes the concept of narration and relates this concept to the account of experience and action offered in chapter 1. In chapter 3, Carr draws upon Dilthey and the early Heidegger's use of Dilthey to develop the restricted descriptions of the first chapter into an account of the self as a unity.