The historians' paradox: the study of history in our time
Covering a range of philosophies, methodological approaches to writing history, and the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies of argument, this book constructs a philosophy of history that is reasonable, free of fallacy, and supported by appropriate evidence that is itself tenable.
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| Summary: | Covering a range of philosophies, methodological approaches to writing history, and the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies of argument, this book constructs a philosophy of history that is reasonable, free of fallacy, and supported by appropriate evidence that is itself tenable. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 215 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780814737149 0814737145 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
ix
Introduction
ι
Why History Is Impossible, Yet Necessary All the Same
ι
It Would Be Logical to Assume
... 9
Can we really know about the past? Maybe we can. All
about facts, deduction, inference, and reasoning.
г
What s Wrong with This Argument?
33
Historians use facts to make arguments. Sometimes
those arguments are wrongheaded. But historians
can learn to do better.
3
Historians and the Loaded Question
52
Historians are not above asking the loaded question and
its benign cousins, the hypothetical and the rhetorical questions,
are a useful part of historical analysis and teaching.
4
Cause for Alarm
65
Historical causation in words and with numbers is a vital
part of our scholarship, and any philosophy of history.
5
One of Us Is Lying
87
And why not? Historians lie, and some entire histories
are lies for hire or profit. But lying is a part of history
too that can be turned to good use.
6
The Politics of History and History in Politics
106
Historians have their own politics, and politicians use
hütory
all the time. Strange bedfellows, and a lesson for both.
7
Historians in the Marketplace
128
Historians are not just scholars or teachers. They are
pitchmen and popularizers. What does that mean for a
philosophy of history? Let s ask game theory.
vi
Contents
Uncertainties
146
Are historians words also things? Can historians find
patterns in the chaos of the evidence? Can there be a true
history, or will history always be relative to the time and
place of its students?
Historians Confront the Problem of Evil
163
The oldest and most vexing of historical dilemmas, and
the one that historians alone may be able to solve.
Conclusion
179
A Bridge to the Past
Glossary
183
All the terminology introduced in the text, explained one more time.
A Very Brief Bibliographical Essay
189
Index
207
About the Author
215
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Contents
Preface
ix
Introduction
ι
Why History Is Impossible, Yet Necessary All the Same
ι
It Would Be Logical to Assume
. 9
Can we really know about the past? Maybe we can. All
about facts, deduction, inference, and reasoning.
г
What's Wrong with This Argument?
33
Historians use facts to make arguments. Sometimes
those arguments are wrongheaded. But historians
can learn to do better.
3
Historians and the Loaded Question
52
Historians are not above asking the loaded question and
its benign cousins, the hypothetical and the rhetorical questions,
are a useful part of historical analysis and teaching.
4
Cause for Alarm
65
Historical causation in words and with numbers is a vital
part of our scholarship, and any philosophy of history.
5
One of Us Is Lying
87
And why not? Historians lie, and some entire histories
are lies for hire or profit. But lying is a part of history
too that can be turned to good use.
6
The Politics of History and History in Politics
106
Historians have their own politics, and politicians use
hütory
all the time. Strange bedfellows, and a lesson for both.
7
Historians in the Marketplace
128
Historians are not just scholars or teachers. They are
pitchmen and popularizers. What does that mean for a
philosophy of history? Let's ask game theory.
vi
Contents
Uncertainties
146
Are historians' words also things? Can historians find
patterns in the chaos of the evidence? Can there be a true
history, or will history always be relative to the time and
place of its students?
Historians Confront the Problem of Evil
163
The oldest and most vexing of historical dilemmas, and
the one that historians alone may be able to solve.
Conclusion
179
A Bridge to the Past
Glossary
" 183
All the terminology introduced in the text, explained one more time.
A Very Brief Bibliographical Essay
189
Index
207
About the Author
215 |
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