Furthermore, there may be all kinds of intermediate stages between more or less universal points of view and those specific sizably singular historical hypotheses mentioned above, which in the explanation of historical events play the role of hypothetical initial conditions rather than of universal laws. But some of these specific hypotheses closely resemble those universal quasi-theories which I have called interpretations, and may accordingly be classed with these, as specific interpretations. For since each generation has its own troubles and problems, and therefore its own interests and its Own point of view, it follows that each generation has a right to look upon and re-interpret history in its own way, which is complementary to that of previous generations. As opposed to this the historicist interpretation may be compared to a searchlight which we direct upon ourselves. For example, our only authority may give us just that information regarding certain ... Read more »