An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

By:

Stanford, Michael

Contributor(s):

Stanford, Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford Blackwell Publishers 1998Description: 294pISBN:

0631199411

DDC classification:

N52 ST246

Partial contents:

1 The Importance and Fascination of History 1 2 Philosophical Peculiarities of History 3 3 Contemporary Neglect of the Philosophy of History 5 4 Present State of Philosophy of History 8 5 How Philosophy of History Relates to Other Disciplines 11 6 Philosophy of History and Contemporary Concerns 12 7 Future Possibilities of the Philosophy of History 14 I History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences 20 1 Corners 20 2 History and Social Science: the Right-hand Side 23 3 Philosophy and Social Science: the Base 37 4 Philosophy and History: the Left-hand Side 42 2 Main Themes 50 1 The Problem of Objectivity 50 2 Objectivity in History 54 3 Evidence 60 4 Truth 66 5 Social Processes and Frameworks 70 6 Teleology 74 7 Pattern, Structure and Colligation 77 3 Causes and Explanations 1 Causes 2 Explanation in General 3 Statistical Explanation 4 Explanations in the Social Sciences and in History 1 Explanation in the Social Sciences 2 Explanation in History 5 Science, History and Historicism 1 Science and History 2 Structure, Time and Meaning 3 Historicism 6 Mind 1 Mind and the Historian 2 Imagination and Understanding 3 Action 7 Meaning 1 Language 2 Hermeneutics 3 Political Correctness 8 `Only Connect` 1 Communication and Culture 2 Narrative 9 The End of History? 1 The Linguistic Turn in History 2 The Loss of the Object 3 From the Enlightenment to Postmodernity 4 An Unceasing Conversation

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includes index and biblioraphy

1 The Importance and Fascination of History 1
2 Philosophical Peculiarities of History 3
3 Contemporary Neglect of the Philosophy of History 5
4 Present State of Philosophy of History 8
5 How Philosophy of History Relates to Other Disciplines 11
6 Philosophy of History and Contemporary Concerns 12
7 Future Possibilities of the Philosophy of History 14
I History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences 20
1 Corners 20
2 History and Social Science: the Right-hand Side 23
3 Philosophy and Social Science: the Base 37
4 Philosophy and History: the Left-hand Side 42
2 Main Themes 50
1 The Problem of Objectivity 50
2 Objectivity in History 54
3 Evidence 60
4 Truth 66
5 Social Processes and Frameworks 70
6 Teleology 74
7 Pattern, Structure and Colligation 77
3 Causes and Explanations
1 Causes
2 Explanation in General
3 Statistical Explanation
4 Explanations in the Social Sciences and in History
1 Explanation in the Social Sciences
2 Explanation in History
5 Science, History and Historicism
1 Science and History
2 Structure, Time and Meaning
3 Historicism
6 Mind
1 Mind and the Historian
2 Imagination and Understanding
3 Action
7 Meaning
1 Language
2 Hermeneutics
3 Political Correctness
8 `Only Connect`
1 Communication and Culture
2 Narrative
9 The End of History?
1 The Linguistic Turn in History
2 The Loss of the Object
3 From the Enlightenment to Postmodernity
4 An Unceasing Conversation

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