Branko Mitrovic´

Materialist Philosophy of History

A Realist Antidote to Postmodernism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the wide-ranging implications for historical research of the view that everything is physical and that no immaterial entities, forces, or phenomena exist. It presents the consequences of materialism for our understanding of the historical past, including the rejection of postmodernist perspectives on history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 598g
• ISBN-13: 9781793620002
• ISBN-10: 1793620008
• Artikelnr.: 58703067

Autorenporträt

Branko Mitrovic¿ is professor at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim, Norway.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Realism
Chapter 2: Individualism
Chapter 3: Free Will
Chapter 4: Thoughts and Contents
Chapter 5: Language
Chapter 6: Essentialism
Chapter 7: Contexts and Rationality
Chapter 8: Understanding, Interpretation and Translation
Chapter 9: Transparency
Conclusion: Materialism and Humanist Values, or: How is Idealism Possible?
Appendix: On not Seeing-As
Bibliography