The Theory And Philosophy Of History

Author : M.C. Lemon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134717460

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Philosophy of History by M.C. Lemon Pdf

Philosophy of History is an essential introduction to a vast body of writing about history, from classical Greece and Rome to the modern world. M.C. Lemon maps out key debates and central concepts of philosophy of history, placing principal thinkers in the context of their times and schools of thought. Lemon explains the crucial differences between speculative philosophy as an enquiry into the content of history, and analytic philosophy of history as relating to the methods of history. The first two parts of the book trace each of these traditions, whereas the third part revisits both in the light of recent contributions to the discipline. This guide provides a comprehensive survey of historical thought since ancient times. Its clear terminology and lucid argument will make it an invaluable source for students and teachers alike.

Author : Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465592736

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The Philosophy of History by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Pdf

Author : Agnes Heller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317268826

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A Theory of History by Agnes Heller Pdf

This radical analysis of the role and importance of historiography interprets the philosophy and theory of history on the basis of historicity as a human condition. The book examins the norms and methods of historiography from a philosophical point of view, but rejects generalisations tht the philosophy of history can provide all the answers to contemporary problems. Instead it outlines a feasible theory of history which is still radical enough to apply to all social structures.

Author : Alex Callinicos
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0822316455

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Theories and Narratives by Alex Callinicos Pdf

Pursuing this objective, Alex Callinicos critically confronts a number of leading attempts to reconceptualize the meaning of history, including Francis Fukuyama's rehabilitation of Hegel's philosophy of history and the postmodernist efforts of Hayden White and others to deny the existence of a past independent of our representations of it. In these cases philosophical arguments are pursued in tandem with discussions of historical interpretations of, respectively, Stalinism and the Holocaust.

Author : William Henry Walsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003915126

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Philosophy of History by William Henry Walsh Pdf

Author : Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350111851

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Philosophy of History by Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen Pdf

With a recent surge of interest in the field, a volume taking stock of important theoretical shifts in the philosophy of history is greatly needed. A Philosophy of History fills this gap by weaving together a range of perspectives on the field which finds itself at a crossroads, and asks where it is headed in the 21st century. The book takes a concerted effort to go beyond the customary three-fold distinction between the speculative, analytic and narrativist approaches in philosophy of history. It considers, what comes after the enduring 'narrativist turn'. Chapters incorporate cutting-edge discussions on the relevance of contemporary political phenomena such as populism, the relation between science and history, pragmatism and the paradigmatic challenge of the Anthropocene. It also re-evaluates the continued relevance of major historical thinkers like Leibniz and R.G. Collingwood, and the endlessly fresh insights they can offer to key debates in the field today. Philosophy of History is a much-needed reappraisal of the philosophy and theory of history; offering an up-to-date overview of major developments in the field, and addressing the pressing questions of where to go next in a 'post-analytical', 'post-narrativist' world.

Author : Frank Ankersmit,Hans Kellner
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780231624

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A New Philosophy of History by Frank Ankersmit,Hans Kellner Pdf

What is history? From Thucydides to Toynbee historians and nonhistorians alike have wondered how to answer this question. A New Philosophy of History reflects on developments over the last two decades in historical writing, not least the renewed interest in the status of narrative itself and the presence of the authorial "voice." Subjects include the problems of Grand Narrative, multiple voices and the personal presence of the historian in his text, the ambitions of the French Annales school and the so-called "Grand Chronicler," and the relevance of non-literary models—museum presentations and picturings—regarding historical discourse. The range of approaches found in A New Philosophy of History ensures that this book will establish itself as required reading not only for historians, but for everyone interested in literary theory, philosophy, or cultural studies. This volume presents essays by Hans Kellner, Nancy F. Partner, Richard T. Vann, Arthur C. Danto, Linda Orr, Philippe Carrard, Ann Rigney, Allan Megill, Robert Berkhofer, Stephen Bann, and Frank Ankersmit.

Author : Bennett Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351216241

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A Personalist Philosophy of History by Bennett Gilbert Pdf

Historical study has traditionally been built around the placement of the human at the center of inquiry. The de-stabilized concepts of the human in contemporary thought challenge this configuration. However, the ways in which these challenges provoke new historical perspectives both expand and enrich historical study but are also weak and vulnerable in their concept of the human, lacking or omitting something valuable in our self-understanding. A Personalist Philosophy of History argues for a robust concept of personhood in our experience of the past as a way to resolve this conflict. Focused on those who know history, rather than on the abstract properties of knowledge, it extends the moral agency of persons into non-human, trans-human, and deep history domains. It describes an approach to moral life through historical experience and study, rather than through abstractions. And it describes a kind of historiography that matches factual accuracy to both the constructed nature of understanding and to unavoidable moral purpose.

Author : Patrick L. Gardiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015004994144

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Theories of History by Patrick L. Gardiner Pdf

Author : William H. Dray
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9004090002

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On History and Philosophers of History by William H. Dray Pdf

This book deals with theoretical problems that arise at points of contact between the concerns of philosophers and historians about the practice of historiography. In bringing together these critical studies on diverse but related themes, the book offers insight into the aims and methods of those working in theory of historiography in recent years, especially in English-speaking countries.

Author : Kerwin Lee Klein
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520948297

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From History to Theory by Kerwin Lee Klein Pdf

From History to Theory describes major changes in the conceptual language of the humanities, particularly in the discourse of history. In seven beautifully written, closely related essays, Kerwin Lee Klein traces the development of academic vocabularies through the dynamically shifting cultural, political, and linguistic landscapes of the twentieth century. He considers the rise and fall of "philosophy of history" and discusses past attempts to imbue historical discourse with scientific precision. He explores the development of the "meta-narrative" and the post-Marxist view of history and shows how the present resurgence of old words—such as "memory"—in new contexts is providing a way to address marginalized peoples. In analyzing linguistic changes in the North American academy, From History to Theory innovatively ties semantic shifts in academic discourse to key trends in American society, culture, and politics.

Author : Stefan Berger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107011403

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History and Identity by Stefan Berger Pdf

This introduction to contemporary historical theory and practice shows how issues of identity have shaped how we write history. Stefan Berger charts how a new self-reflexivity about what is involved in the process of writing history entered the historical profession and the part that historians have played in debates about the past and its meaningfulness for the present. He introduces key trends in the theory of history such as postmodernism, poststructuralism, constructivism, narrativism and the linguistic turn and reveals, in turn, the ways in which they have transformed how historians have written history over the last four decades. The book ranges widely from more traditional forms of history writing, such as political, social, economic, labour and cultural history, to the emergence of more recent fields, including gender history, historical anthropology, the history of memory, visual history, the history of material culture, and comparative, transnational and global history.

Author : Paul A. Roth
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780810140899

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The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation by Paul A. Roth Pdf

In The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation, Paul A. Roth resolves disputes persisting since the nineteenth century about the scientific status of history. He does this by showing why historical explanations must take the form of a narrative, making their logic explicit, and revealing how the rational evaluation of narrative explanation becomes possible. Roth situates narrative explanations within a naturalistic framework and develops a nonrealist (irrealist) metaphysics and epistemology of history—arguing that there exists no one fixed past, but many pasts. The book includes a novel reading of Thomas S. Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, showing how it offers a narrative explanation of theory change in science. This book will be of interest to researchers in historiography, philosophy of history, philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, and epistemology.

Author : Michael Stanford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998-02-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780631199410

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of History by Michael Stanford Pdf

This book uncovers the wealth of philosophical problems that history presents, and encourages further thought on how these issues grow out of historical questions.

Author : Karl Löwith
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226162294

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Meaning in History by Karl Löwith Pdf

Modern man sees with one eye of faith and one eye of reason. Consequently, his view of history is confused. For centuries, the history of the Western world has been viewed from the Christian or classical standpoint—from a deep faith in the Kingdom of God or a belief in recurrent and eternal life-cycles. The modern mind, however, is neither Christian nor pagan—and its interpretations of history are Christian in derivation and anti-Christian in result. To develop this theory, Karl Löwith—beginning with the more accessible philosophies of history in the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries and working back to the Bible—analyzes the writings of outstanding historians both in antiquity and in Christian times. "A book of distinction and great importance. . . . The author is a master of philosophical interpretation, and each of his terse and substantial chapters has the balance of a work of art."—Helmut Kuhn, Journal of Philosophy