Key issues in historical theory / Herman Paul.

Author/Creator:

Paul, Herman, author.

Standardized Title:

Als het verleden trekt. English

Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Format/Description:

Book
xvi, 159 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects:

History -- Philosophy.
Historiography.
Historiography
History -- Philosophy

Summary:

"An introduction to the field of historical theory, incorporating examples from novels, paintings, music, and political debates and using text boxes to provide focus on key topics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is historical theory?
What is the past?
Relations with the past
The material relation : rooted in the past
The aesthetic relation : historical narratives
The political relation : making history
The epistemic relation (I) : historical hypotheses
The epistemic relation (II) : historical explanations
The epistemic relation (III) : truth and plausibility
The moral relation : lessons from the past
Relations management : the ethics of historical scholarship.

Notes:

"The present book is an adapted and improved version of the Dutch original (especially chapter 1 has been thoroughly revised)."
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor:

Runia, Anthony, 1959- translator.

ISBN:

9781138802728
1138802727
9781138802735
1138802735
9781315720609

OCLC:

894816318

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