Truth, Morality, and Meaning in History

Paul T. Phillips (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2019
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-2338-1 (ISBN)

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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.

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	13.04.2019
Reihe/Serie	UTP Insights
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	1-4875-2338-6 / 1487523386
ISBN-13	978-1-4875-2338-1 / 9781487523381
Zustand	Neuware