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Towards a Realist Philosophy of History (Hardcover)
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Towards a Realist Philosophy of History (Hardcover)
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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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