The poverty of anti-realism: critical perspectives on postmodernist philosophy of history

"Philosophy of history is currently dominated by postmodernist anti-realists who claim that historiography can never provide true accounts of the past. The Poverty of Anti-realism exposes the faulty premises and reasoning behind such assertions and shows that anti-realism has political implicat...

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Weitere Verfasser: Førland, Tor Egil (HerausgeberIn), Mitrović, Branko (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham Lexington Books [2023]
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Zusammenfassung:"Philosophy of history is currently dominated by postmodernist anti-realists who claim that historiography can never provide true accounts of the past. The Poverty of Anti-realism exposes the faulty premises and reasoning behind such assertions and shows that anti-realism has political implications unforeseen and unwanted by its adherents"--
Beschreibung:xxvi, 220 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781666933628