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An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

ISBN: 978-0-631-19941-0
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February 1998, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.

Introduction.

A. The Importance and Fascination of History.

B. Popularity of History.

C. Contemporary Neglect of the Philosophy of History.

D. Present State of the Philosophy of History.

E. How the Philosophy of History relates to Other Disciplines.

F. The Philosophy of History and Contemporary Concerns.

G. Future Possibilities of the Philosophy of History.

Part I: History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences:.

A. The Corners of the Triangle.

B. History and the Social Sciences - the right-hand side.

C. Philosophy and the Social Sciences - the base.

D. Philosophy and History - the left-hand side.

Part II: Main Themes:.

A. History is Important but Reliable?.

B. Objectivity in History.

C. Evidence.

D. Truth.

E. Social Processes and Frameworks.

F. Teleology.

G. Pattern, Structure and Colligation.

Part III: Cause and Explanation:.

A. Causes.

B. Explanation in General.

C. Statistical Explanation.

Part IV: Explanation in the Social Sciences and History:.

A. Explanation in the Social Sciences.

B. Explanation in History.

Part V: Science, History and Historicism:.

A. Science and History compared.

B. Science and History contrasted: Structure, Time and Meaning.

C. Historicism.

Part VI: Mind:.

A. Mind and the Historian.

B. Imagination and Understanding.

C. Action.

Part VII: Meaning:.

A. Language.

B. Hermeneutics.

C. Political Correctness.

Part VIII: "Only Connect":.

A. Communication and Culture.

B. Narrative.

Part IX: The End of History?: .

A. The Linguistic Turn in History.

B. The Loss of the Object.

C. From the Enlightenment to Postmodernism.

D. No End - No Beginning.

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