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Definition of Historical school
1. Noun. A school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Historical School
Literary usage of Historical school
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roman Law in the Modern World by Charles Phineas Sherman (1922)
"This is the principal school of legal thought of our own times.142 The founder
of this new German historical school was the jurist Hugo.14s His ideas and ..."
2. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Account of the Origin and by Lewis Henry Haney (1920)
"Several of the historical school were keen theorists and wrote valuable works
dealing with economic theory ; but their significance for this chapter lies in ..."
3. History of the Theory of Sovereignty Since Rousseau by Charles Edward Merriam (1900)
"Another step in the direction of the sovereignty of the State was taken by the
leaders of the " historical school," although they by no means contemplated ..."
4. Modern French Legal Philosophy by Alfred Fouillée, Alfred Jules Emile Fouillee (1916)
"Attitude of the historical school. Of course the historical school made short
work of such claims. It pointed out how institutions are formed and how ..."