historical school
a school of economists that arose in Germany in the 19th century in reaction to the principles of the classical economists, and that maintained that the factors making up an economy are variable and develop out of social institutions.
Law. the school of jurists who maintain that law is not to be regarded so much as resulting from commands of sovereigns as from historical and social circumstances.
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How to use historical school in a sentence
Its best-known forms are the historical school in the science of law, and Marxism.
Anarchism | Paul EltzbacherOn that question the historical school of economists are entirely agreed with the classical school.
Contemporary Socialism | John RaeThe contention of the historical school that all law springs up 'naturally', like language, is chimerical.
The Future of International Law | Lassa OppenheimAs has just been said, much the same is true for the historical school.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays | Thorstein VeblenThis is a view which very rightly meets with small mercy at the hands of the modern historical school of criticism.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama | Walter W. Greg
British Dictionary definitions for historical school
a group of 19th-century German economists who maintained that modern economies evolved from historical institutions
the school of jurists maintaining that laws are based on social and historical circumstances rather than made by a sovereign power
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