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Towards a Realist Philosophy of History
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2022
Summary
Towards a Realist Philosophy of History argues for the radical—at least in contemporary historical theory—view that historians are by and large successful in their goal of providing accurate knowledge and understanding about the historical past. Adam Timmins provides a philosophical framework that supports this endeavor, as well as highlighting some of the issues with the "strong constructivist" accounts common in contemporary historical theory. Among other things, the book provides a realist construal of colligatory concepts, historiographical reference, and the use of narrative, as well as examining the mechanisms of historiographical progress. The work also provides some much-needed criticism of aspects of the strong constructivist position, such as the contemporary adoption of “irrealism” and the idealist implications of this, that has have yet failed to make their way into the existing literature. The book proves that historical theory has not “moved on” from the realism-idealism debate and that realism with regards to the products of historiography is still very much a live option.
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2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-0241-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-0242-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
182
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Acknowledgements No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter One General Arguments against Historiographical Realism No access Pages 17 - 32
Chapter Two A Two-Stage Model of Historiographical Practice No access Pages 33 - 48
Chapter Three The Club of Historical Facts No access Pages 49 - 68
Chapter Four Reference No access Pages 69 - 88
Chapter Five Colligatory Concepts No access Pages 89 - 112
Chapter Six Progress in Historiography No access Pages 113 - 128
Chapter Seven Holism No access Pages 129 - 146
Chapter Eight Narrative and Realism No access Pages 147 - 162
