At the level of practice, the analytic approach questions the meaning and purpose of the historical process whereas the speculative approach studies the foundations and implications of history and the historical method.The Continuing Relevance of Speculative Philosophy of History, Journal of the Philosophy of HistoryPhilosophy of History, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The names of these are derived from C. D. Broad's distinction between critical philosophy and speculative philosophy.E.g. W. H. Walsh, Introduction to the Philosophy of History (1951) ch. 1 p. 2.Rolf Gruner, "The concept of the speculative philosophy of history," Metaphilosophy 3(4).
At the level of practice, the analytic approach questions the meaning and purpose of the historical process whereas the speculative approach studies the foundations and implications of history and the historical method.The Continuing Relevance of Speculative Philosophy of History, Journal of the Philosophy of HistoryPhilosophy of History, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The names of these are derived from C. D. Broad's distinction between, critical philosophy and speculative philosophy.E.g. .W. H. Walsh, Introduction to the Philosophy of History (1951) ch. 1 p. 2.Rolf Gruner, "The concept of the speculative philosophy of history," Metaphilosophy 3(4).