A Companion to the Philosophy of History and Historiography
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The fifty entries in this Companion cover the main issues in
the philosophies of historiography and history, including natural
history and the practices of historians.
Written by an international and multi-disciplinary group of
experts
A cutting-edge updated picture of current research in the
field
Part of the renowned Blackwell Companions series
The philosophy of historiography examines our representations and knowledge of the past, the relation between evidence, inference, explanation, and narrative. Do we possess knowledge of the past? Do we just have probable beliefs about the past, or is historiography a piece of convincing fiction?
The philosophy of history is the direct philosophical examination of history, whether it is necessary or contingent, whether it has a direction or whether it is coincidental, and if it has a direction, what it is, and how and why it is unfolding.
The fifty entries in this Companion cover the main issues in the philosophies of historiography and history, including natural history and the practices of historians. Written by an international and multi-disciplinary group of experts, these clearly written entries present a cutting-edge updated picture of current research in the philosophies of historiography and history.
This Companion will be of interest to philosophers, historians, natural historians, and social scientists.
Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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The book offers a comprehensive overview of the philosophy of history and historiography, making it valuable for both undergraduate students and scholars. It connects the field to contemporary philosophical concerns, with essays covering traditional and modern schools of thought, including postmodernism and specific cultural perspectives. The work is praised for its clear, concise essays by world-class authorities, providing an engaging and thought-provoking resource.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781444337884
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 November 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Contributors:
- Edited by Aviezer Tucker
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 31.0mm
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 998g
Pages: 576
About the Author
Aviezer Tucker is a Gvirtzman Memorial Foundation Fellow and teaches at the CEVRO Institute in Prague. He held research positions at the Australian National University, New York University, Columbia University and the Central European University in Prague. He is the author of Our Knowledge of the Past: A Philosophy of Historiography (2004) and a past president of the Society for the Philosophy of History.
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