Postnarrativist Philosophy of Historiography
Author | : J. Kuukkanen |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2015-05-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137409874 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137409878 |
Rating | : 4/5 (878 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Postnarrativist Philosophy of Historiography by : J. Kuukkanen
Download or read book Postnarrativist Philosophy of Historiography written by J. Kuukkanen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrativism has made important contributions to the theory and philosophy of historiography but it is now time to move beyond it to postnarrativism. Kuukkanen shows how it is possible to reject the absolutist truth-functional evaluation of interpretations in historiography and yet accept that historiography can be evaluated by rational standards.