New Contributions to the Philosophy of History: 6 (Methodos Series) - Softcover

Little, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9400733097 ISBN 13: 9789400733091

Verlag: Springer, 2012

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This book combines insights developed by philosophers of the social sciences with the writings of historians to offer a unique perspective touching on a wide range of topics, from the French and Chinese revolutions to agriculture and the industrial age.

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Insights developed in the past two decades by philosophers of the social sciences can serve to enrich the challenging intellectual tasks of conceptualizing, investigating, and representing the human past. Likewise, intimate engagement with the writings of historians can deepen philosophers’ understanding of the task of knowing the past. This volume brings these perspectives together and considers fundamental questions, such as: What is historical causation? What is a large historical structure? How can we best conceptualize “mentalities” and “identities”? What is involved in understanding the subjectivity of historical actors? What is involved in arriving at an economic history of a large region? How are actions and outcomes related? The arguments touch upon a wide range of historical topics -- the Chinese and French Revolutions, the extension of railroads in the nineteenth century, and the development of agriculture in medieval China.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 9400733097
• ISBN 13: 9789400733091
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248