The Truth of History
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ISBN-13:
9780415171113
Veröffentl:
1997
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.10.1997
Seiten:
336
Autor:
C. Behan McCullagh
Gewicht:
544 g
Format:
234x157x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
"The Truth of History" questions how modern historians, confined by the concepts of their own cultures, can still discover truths about the past. Through an examination of the constraints of history, accounts of causation and causal interpretations, C. Behan McCullagh argues that although historical descriptions do not mirror the past, they can correlate with it in a regular and definable way. Far from debating only in the abstract and philosophical, the author constructs his argument in numerous concrete historical examples and explores a new position between believing that history perfectly represents the past and that history can tell us nothing true of the past.
Introduction. 1. The Truth and Fairness of Historical Descriptions 2. The Truth of Historical Generalizations and Classifications 3. Descriptive Explanations 4. Historical Interpretations 5. The Meaning of Texts 6. The Truth of Cultural History 7. Causal, Contrastive and Functional Explanations 8. Explaining Individual Actions 9. Explaining Collective Actions 10. Explaining Social Changes 11. Should We Privilege the Individual?, Conclusion. References. A. Philosophical and Reflective Works B. Historical Works.
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