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Our knowledge of the past : a philosophy of historiography.
How do historians, comparative linguists, biblical and textual critics and evolutionary biologists establish beliefs about the past? How do they know the past? This book presents a philosophical analysis of the disciplines that offer scientific knowledge of the past.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge Univ Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Haft-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: The Philosophy of Historiography; 1 Consensus and Historiographic Knowledge; 2 The History of Knowledge of History; 3 The Theory of Scientific Historiography; 4 Historiographic Opinion; 5 Historiographic Explanation; 6 The Limits of Historiographic Knowledge; 7 Conclusion: Historiography and History; References; Notes; Index.