The Logic of History

Putting Postmodernism in Perspective

C. Behan McCullagh (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

222 Seiten

2003
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-22398-0 (ISBN)

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The Logic of History defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged, arguing that historians make their accounts as fair as they can and avoid misleading their readers.

The Logic of History reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCullagh defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged. Historians, he argues, make their accounts of the past as fair as they can and avoid misleading their readers. He explains and discusses postmodern criticisms of history, providing students and teachers of history with a renewed validation of their practice. McCullagh takes the history debate to a new stage with bold replies to the major questions historians face today.

C. Behan McCullagh

Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 The possibility of historical knowledge, 2 The meanings of texts, actions and events, 3 Justifying descriptions of the past, 4 Causes of human actions, 5 Types of historical narrative, 6 Judging historical interpretations, 7 Causes and conditions in history, 8 Historical explanations, Conclusion, References, Name index, Subject index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.10.2003
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
ISBN-10	0-415-22398-9 / 0415223989
ISBN-13	978-0-415-22398-0 / 9780415223980
Zustand	Neuware