abstract:Historism is a philosophical and historiographical theory, founded in 19th-century Germany (as Historismus) and especially influential in 19th- and 20th-century Europe. It pronounces the historicity of man and his binding to tradition.
Contrasting withPoppersopposing to the "historicism" in the senseof "historical determinism", Husserl is opposed to the "historism" in the sense of "historical relativism".