Narration and Knowledge

DANTO, Arthur C.

Verlag: Columbia University Press, New York, 1985

Beschreibung

Published: 1985. First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Black cloth with green titles. Language: English. Book Condition: Very Good: Light wear to gently bruised corners, edges and spine ends. Minor small marks to cloth.Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers. Clean unmarked pages. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 399. Size: 23cm by 15.5cm. BOOK RESUME: Analytical philosopher Arthur C. Danto introduces the concept of 'narrative sentences,' in which an event is described with reference to later events (for example, 'the Thirty Years War began in 1618') and discusses why such sentences cannot be understood until the later event happens (no one could have said in 1618 that 'the Thirty Years War began today'). Danto compares narrative and scientific explanation and explores the legitimacy of historical laws. He also argues that history is an autonomous and humanist discipline incapable of being reduced to scientific descriptions.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 10080

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Narration and Knowledge
• Verlag: Columbia University Press, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1985
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1. Auflage
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ