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The Exemplifying Past : A Philosophy of History /
This book addresses a wide range of philosophical problems about history and the semantics of time. Point of departure is the distinction between events under the description of past witnesses and their contemporaries and events under the description of historians. Its main claim is that a thesis on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book addresses a wide range of philosophical problems about history and the semantics of time. Point of departure is the distinction between events under the description of past witnesses and their contemporaries and events under the description of historians. Its main claim is that a thesis on the past is exemplified rather than being justified by the available evidence.The book will not only appeal to philosophers and historians, but to students and scholars across the humanities. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (168 p.) : 1 color plate |
| ISBN: | 9789048537891 9783110667318 9783110606720 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |