Truth, Morality, and Meaning in History
Seiten
2019
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-0453-3 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-0453-3 (ISBN)
In this important new book, Paul T. Phillips argues that most professional historians – aside from a relatively small number devoted to theory and methodology – have concerned themselves with particular, specialized areas of research, thereby ignoring the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning. This is less so in the thriving general community of history enthusiasts beyond academia, and may explain, in part at least, history’s sharp decline as a subject of choice by students in recent years.
Phillips sees great dangers resulting from the thinking of extreme relativists and postmodernists on the futility of attaining historical truth, especially in the age of "post-truth." He also believes that moral judgment and the search for meaning in history should be considered part of the discipline’s mandate. In each section of this study, Phillips outlines the nature of individual issues and past efforts to address them, including approaches derived from other disciplines. This book is a call to action for all those engaged in the study of history to direct more attention to the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning.
Phillips sees great dangers resulting from the thinking of extreme relativists and postmodernists on the futility of attaining historical truth, especially in the age of "post-truth." He also believes that moral judgment and the search for meaning in history should be considered part of the discipline’s mandate. In each section of this study, Phillips outlines the nature of individual issues and past efforts to address them, including approaches derived from other disciplines. This book is a call to action for all those engaged in the study of history to direct more attention to the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning.
Paul T. Phillips is a senior research professor and professor emeritus in the Department of History at St Francis Xavier University.
Preface
Introduction
1. Truth
2. Morality
3. Meaning
4. History Beyond the Academy
Conclusion
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.03.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | UTP Insights |
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 239 mm |
| Gewicht | 360 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4875-0453-5 / 1487504535 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-0453-3 / 9781487504533 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Herkunft, Blüte, Weg nach Osten
Buch | Hardcover (2024)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 55,90
Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart
Buch | Hardcover (2022)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 47,60
von den Anfängen bis zu Konstantin dem Großen
Buch | Softcover (2024)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 16,80
