This book is concerned with the appropriate form of explanations in
historiography and the social sciences. It combines action theory
and philosophy of historiography and develops a theory of
teleological explanations of human actions based on
late-Wittgensteinian and Ordinary Language Philosophy insights. In
philosophy of action, many philosophers favor causal theories of
human action. Additionally, in current philosophy of historiography
the majority view is that historians should explain historical
phenomena by their causes. This book pushes back against these
mainstream views by reviving an anti-causal view of explanation of
current and past human actions. The author argues that disciplines
that deal with human actions require a certain form of explanation,
namely a teleological or intentional explanation. This means that
past human actions and their results will have to be explained by
reasons of agents, not by causes. Therefore, historiography employs
a method of explanation which is in stark contrast to the sciences.
The author thus proposes a Verstehen (understanding) approach in
historiography and the social sciences. Historical Explanation will
be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in
philosophy of action, philosophy of history, and philosophy of the
social sciences.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Gunnar Schumann
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
334 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-258654-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-258654-0 |
Barcode: |
9781032586540 |
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