An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

Michael Stanford (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

1997
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-631-19939-7 (ISBN)

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This volume aims to encourage thinking about the problems of philosophical interest which history presents, and how they might naturally grow out of historical questions. It looks at a wide range of topics, such as truth, objectivity, explanation, communication and narrative.

Michael Stanford held the position of Senior Lecturer in History at the University of the West of England until his retirement in 1983. He co-edits the journal Cogito and is the author of The Nature of Historical Knowledge (1986) and a Companion of the Study of History (1994).

Preface. Introduction.

A. The Importance and Fascination of History.

B. Popularity of History.

C. Contemporary Neglect of the Philosophy of History.

D. Present State of the Philosophy of History.

E. How the Philosophy of History relates to Other Disciplines.

F. The Philosophy of History and Contemporary Concerns.

G. Future Possibilities of the Philosophy of History.

Part I: History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences:.

A. The Corners of the Triangle.

B. History and the Social Sciences - the right-hand side.

C. Philosophy and the Social Sciences - the base.

D. Philosophy and History - the left-hand side.

Part II: Main Themes:.

A. History is Important but Reliable?.

B. Objectivity in History.

C. Evidence.

D. Truth.

E. Social Processes and Frameworks.

F. Teleology.

G. Pattern, Structure and Colligation.

Part III: Cause and Explanation:.

A. Causes.

B. Explanation in General.

C. Statistical Explanation.

Part IV: Explanation in the Social Sciences and History:.

A. Explanation in the Social Sciences.

B. Explanation in History.

Part V: Science, History and Historicism:.

A. Science and History compared.

B. Science and History contrasted: Structure, Time and Meaning.

C. Historicism.

Part VI: Mind:.

A. Mind and the Historian.

B. Imagination and Understanding.

C. Action.

Part VII: Meaning:.

A. Language.

B. Hermeneutics.

C. Political Correctness.

Part VIII: "Only Connect":.

A. Communication and Culture.

B. Narrative.

Part IX: The End of History?: .

A. The Linguistic Turn in History.

B. The Loss of the Object.

C. From the Enlightenment to Postmodernism.

D. No End - No Beginning.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.12.1997
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 236 mm
Gewicht	626 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	0-631-19939-X / 063119939X
ISBN-13	978-0-631-19939-7 / 9780631199397
Zustand	Neuware