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Historical Imagination (Paperback)
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Historical Imagination examines the threshold between what
historians consider to be proper, imagination-free history and the
malpractice of excessive imagination, asking where the boundary
between the two sits and the limits of permitted imagination for
the historian. We use "imagination" to refer to a mental skill that
encompasses two different tasks: the reconstruction of previously
experienced parts of the world and the creation of new objects and
experiences with no direct connection to the actual world. In
history, imagination means using the mind's eye to picture both the
actual and inactual at the same time. All historical works employ
at least some creative imagination, but an excess is considered
"too much". Under what circumstances are historians permitted to
cross this boundary into creative imagination and how far can they
go? Supporting theory with relatable examples, Staley shows how
historical works are a complex combination of mimetic and creative
imagination and offers a heuristic for assessing this ratio in any
work of history. Setting out complex theoretical concepts in an
accessible and understandable manner and encouraging the reader to
consider both the nature and limits of historical imagination, this
is an ideal volume for students and scholars of the philosophy of
history.
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