The term 'Philosophy' refers to the search for knowledge and understanding of the nature and meaning of the universe and of human life.

Philosophy is the pursuit of truth, beauty, goodness and justice the ultimate realities.

1) it relates to the fundamental assumption a historian makes regarding particular historical processes like causation, progress etc;

2) it means historical methodology and the actual process of historical research and writing.

3) it is concerned with high level theorizing about the fundamental currents of history .

4) it means discovery of general laws governing the course of events narrated by history.

1) Speculative philosophy of history

2) Analytical philosophy of history.