Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1What Is Historical Meaningfulness? Toward full history: historical sense Toward fullest history: historical meaningfulness Evasions and reductions of history thinking Historical realism in practical evaluation 2How Is History Real? Archetypalism and experientialism How action sharing is real 3How Is History Interesting? Being interested in "history" and the historical Three modes of historical interest Three openings of historical interest The most interesting new histories, #1: Natural history The most interesting new histories, #2: Feminist history The most interesting new histories, #3: Sports history 4How Is History Important? Historical importance The totalizing and chaotic views of historical mattering: Sartre and Foucault Theses on historical importance 5How Is History Understandable? Historical insight and historical judgment Conditions of insight into shared action The practical continuum as spiritual The game model of the practical continuum Is there such a thing as good historical judgment? The classic historical judgment of Jeremiah The modern historical judgment of Hannah Arendt 6How Can History Be Made? The possibility of "making" history The movement ideal The problem of "historical injustice" The problem of totalizing Four modes of history making The universal history maker 7How Can History Have an Aim? Three historical goals: Utopia, Victory, Salvation The best world and bad outcomes Three themes of historical fulfillment: Freedom, Solidarity, Redemption History as sacred Epilogue: Difficult History Notes Index.