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Knowledge and explanation in history : an introduction to the philosophy of history / R.F. Atkinson.
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TextSeries: Cornell paperbacksPublication details: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1978.Description: x, 229 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0801411165
- 9780801411168
- 0801491711 (pbk.)
- 9780801491719 (pbk.)
- ARCH YNDC 153.4 A875K
- D16.8 .A75
Contents:
I. Philosophy and history -- Philosophy of history -- History -- Philosophers and historians on history -- II. Knowledge of the past -- The problems -- Direct observation, memory, testimony -- The 'existence' of the past -- Referring to a point in time -- History and prophecy -- Past actions -- Truth and probability -- III. Objectivity -- The problems -- Never the whole truth -- Selection in history and science -- An absolute basis for selection -- The limits of objectivity -- IV. Explanation -- Description, interpretation, explanation -- Law explanations -- Rational explanations -- Narrative as explanatory -- V. Causation -- Historians' causes -- The use of 'cause' -- Particular causal connections -- The 'true' cause -- Levels of causal explanation -- Necessity and chance, constraint and fear -- VI. Values -- Introduction -- History as factual -- Moral judgment in history -- Progress.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-223) and index.
I. Philosophy and history -- Philosophy of history -- History -- Philosophers and historians on history -- II. Knowledge of the past -- The problems -- Direct observation, memory, testimony -- The 'existence' of the past -- Referring to a point in time -- History and prophecy -- Past actions -- Truth and probability -- III. Objectivity -- The problems -- Never the whole truth -- Selection in history and science -- An absolute basis for selection -- The limits of objectivity -- IV. Explanation -- Description, interpretation, explanation -- Law explanations -- Rational explanations -- Narrative as explanatory -- V. Causation -- Historians' causes -- The use of 'cause' -- Particular causal connections -- The 'true' cause -- Levels of causal explanation -- Necessity and chance, constraint and fear -- VI. Values -- Introduction -- History as factual -- Moral judgment in history -- Progress.
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