New Contributions to the Philosophy of History (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)

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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Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Methodos Series, 6
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	August 2010
Authors:	Daniel Little
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	2010 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-9409-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	90-481-9409-1
Barcode:	9789048194094

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