ABSTRACT
A book claiming to offer a novel philosophical approach to sociohistorical problems cannot but devote a section to an explicit description of at least the basic tenets of that philosophy. Readers more used to, say, history or biography, will not likely be accustomed to explicit excursions into philosophy. Even those who have delved into the literature of social science will not be used to the density and abstractness of philosophical discussion, for it is seldom to be found. Usually philosophy is considered one thing, and practice another. Most social scientists are content to nod in the direction of the philosophical underpinnings of their work, without really delving into the matter.
