Philosophy of History (or Historiosophy) is an area of philosophy concerning the eventual significance, if any, of human history, and asks if there is any design, purpose, directive principle, or finality in the processes of human history.
It asks questions such as: "Are there any broad patterns or cycles in the progress in human history?", "If history can indeed be said to progress, what is its ultimate direction?", "What is the driving force of progress in human history?", "What purpose does the recording of history serve?"