Adam Timmins

Towards a Realist Philosophy of History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Towards a Realist Philosophy of History argues for the radical-at least in contemporary historical theory-view that historians are by and large successful in their goal of providing accurate knowledge and understanding about the historical past.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 439g
• ISBN-13: 9781666902419
• ISBN-10: 1666902411
• Artikelnr.: 63820378

Autorenporträt

Adam Timmins is an independent scholar. Towards a Realist Philosophy of History is his first monograph.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: General Arguments Against Historiographical Realism
Chapter Two: A Two-Stage Model of Historiographical Practice
Chapter Three: The Club of Historical Facts
Chapter Four: Reference
Chapter Five: Colligatory Concepts
Chapter Six: Progress in Historiography
Chapter Seven: Holism
Chapter Eight: Narrative & Realism