C.F.G. Lorenz


Name: C.F.G. Lorenz

Title(s):

  • Netherlands Visiting Professor of History
  • Professor of Philosophy of History

Contact Information: cfg.lorenz@let.vu.nl

Website: http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/onderzoeker/PRS1238654/

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CES-EUC

Department Affiliation(s):

  • History

Education Background: B.A. Sociology, University of Amsterdam, 1973; M.A. Sociology, University of Amsterdam, 1976; Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Amsterdam, 1987

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • European Studies
  • European Union Studies

Related Countries:

  • Netherlands
  • Germany

Research/Teaching Specialization: History of 19th & 20th century German historiography, philosophy of history, comparative history/historiography, relationship of history and social sciences, modern educational policies

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Nineteenth-Century German and European Intellectual History, Twentieth-Century German and European Thought

Publications:

  • Konstruktion der Vergangenheit. Eine Einfuehrung in die Geschichtstheorie. 1997. (Authored Book)
  • Historical Knowledge and Historical Reality. A Plea for 'Internal Realism'. 1994. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Beyond Good and Evil? The Second German Empire of 1871 and Modern German Historiography. 1995. (Refereed Journal Article)