Real History Reflections on Historical Practice

Name: Real History Reflections on Historical Practice
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ISBN: 9780415159623

ISBN-10: 0415159628

ISBN-13: 9780415159623

Edition: 1997

Authors: Martin Bunzl

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InReal History: Reflections on Historical Practice, Martin Bunzl charts a new direction for the philosophy of history. He proposes a synthesis between debates about objectivity among historians and recent philosophical arguments about realism. In his clear and direct style, Bunzl argues for an approach to history based on what historians actually do in contrast to what they say they are doing. Drawing on a broad literature including the works of Foucault, Geertz, Novick, Danto and Scott, the result is a new and exciting model for philosophy of history that casts objectivity and realism in a new light. Martin Bunzl merges two parallel debates in history and philosophy. In his wide-ranging…

Book details

List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/6/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Introduction



Objectivity Reconfigured



Historical Facts



The Construction of History



Foucault by Historians



Extending the Argument



Concluding Worries