{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-philosophy-of-history-hardback-9780631199397","title":"An Introduction to the Philosophy of History (Hardback) 9780631199397","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Introduction to the Philosophy of History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Stanford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631199397, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 December 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.6 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book uncovers the wealth of philosophical problems that history presents, and encourages further thought on how these issues grow out of historical questions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. The Importance and Fascination of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Popularity of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Contemporary Neglect of the Philosophy of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. Present State of the Philosophy of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE. How the Philosophy of History relates to Other Disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF. The Philosophy of History and Contemporary Concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG. Future Possibilities of the Philosophy of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. The Corners of the Triangle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. History and the Social Sciences - the right-hand side.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Philosophy and the Social Sciences - the base.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. Philosophy and History - the left-hand side.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Main Themes\u003c\/b\u003e:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. History is Important but Reliable?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Objectivity in History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. Truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE. Social Processes and Frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF. Teleology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG. Pattern, Structure and Colligation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Cause and Explanation:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Causes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Explanation in General.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Statistical Explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Explanation in the Social Sciences and History:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Explanation in the Social Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Explanation in History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Science, History and Historicism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Science and History compared.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Science and History contrasted: Structure, Time and Meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Historicism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Mind:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Mind and the Historian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Imagination and Understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Meaning:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Hermeneutics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Political Correctness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: \"Only Connect\":\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Communication and Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX: The End of History?:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. The Linguistic Turn in History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. The Loss of the Object.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. From the Enlightenment to Postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 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