Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 220 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781666933635
Content:
"Philosophy of history is currently dominated by postmodernist anti-realists who claim that historiography can never provide true accounts of the past. The Poverty of Anti-realism exposes the faulty premises and reasoning behind such assertions and shows that anti-realism has political implications unforeseen and unwanted by its adherents"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Introduction : being realist about history / Tor Egil Førland and Branko Mitrović -- Idealism in historical theory 1970-2020 / Adam Timmins -- A deceiving resemblance : realism debates in philosophy of science and philosophy of historiography / Veli Virmajoki -- Historical accuracy and historians' objectivity / Branko Mitrović -- Historiography beyond partisanship: establishing facts and evaluating theories / Tor Egil Førland -- Irrealism and historical theory : a user's guide / Adam Timmins -- Saving historical reality (even if we construct it) / David Weberman -- Is historical antirealism (ever) politically progressive? / Ian Verstegen -- Postmodern Frankenstein : or, the alternative facts monster / Tor Egil Førland -- Arguments, partisanship, and politics : is anti-realism in the philosophy of history a right-wing ideology? / Branko Mitrović.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781666933628
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The poverty of anti-realism Lanham : Lexington Books, 2023 ISBN 9781666933628
Language:
English
Keywords:
Geschichtsdenken
;
Geschichtsphilosophie
;
Geschichtsschreibung
;
Postmoderne
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Mitrović, Branko
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