人間の歴史は本質的には思想の歴史である。

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English Translation

Human history is in essence a history of ideas.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)の歴史(れきし)は本質的(ほんしつてき)には思想(しそう)の歴史(れきし)である。

Romanji

Ningen no rekishi wa honshitsuteki ni wa shisō no rekishi de aru.

Words

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

歴史 (れきし)

history

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

本質的 (ほんしつてき)

essentially

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

思想 (しそう)

thought; idea; ideology

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...