{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-history-and-historiography-9781405149082","title":"A Companion to the Philosophy of History and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY \u003cp\u003eThe philosophy of historiography examines our representations and knowledge of the past, the relation between evidence, inference, explanation and narrative. Do we possess knowledge of the past? Do we just have probable beliefs about the past, or is historiography a piece of convincing fiction? The philosophy of history is the direct philosophical examination of history, whether it is necessary or contingent, whether it has a direction or whether it is coincidental, and if it has a direction, what it is, and how and why it is unfolding? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifty entries in this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e cover the main issues in the philosophies of historiography and history, including natural history and the practices of historians. Written by an international and multi-disciplinary group of experts, these clearly written entries present a cutting-edge updated picture of current research in the philosophies of historiography and history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like the encompassing nature of the other volumes in the Blackwell Companion to Philosophy series, undergraduate students and scholars with a serious interest in philosophical problems related to history and historiography should benefit from the newest Companion.\" (Reviews in Religion \u0026amp; Theology, 2012)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This volume does a fine job of showing the field's connections to many of the central concerns of contemporary philosophy. Part Four offers essays addressing the traditional schools and issues of philosophy of history and historiography, as well as valuable essays on postmodernism, Muslim philosophy of history, and philosophy of history at the end of the Cold War, among other topics. Recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice,\u003c\/i\u003e June 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Tucker is to be congratulated…for conceiving of this work, and for soliciting, selecting, organizing, and editing its essays—all of which were written especially for the volume. [E]ach essay presents a particular author's take on a subject, often ending with further questions and suggestions. In this way it resembles a conversational partner who accompanies one along the way, stimulating further reflection as well as providing interesting information and observations. A companion literally is someone who breaks bread with another (com: with; panis: bread), and it certainly is the case that these essays—so clearly written, so mercifully manageable in length, and so sharp in focus—collectively and individually provide a great deal of food for thought.\u003cbr\u003e [T]he range and scope of the volume…is impressive by any standard. The fact that the authors are world-class authorities in the areas in which they are writing, and that they have made a special effort (prodded, no doubt, by its editor), to write in clear, jargon-free prose, makes evident the appeal and usefulness of the book. Too, the book is handsomely produced and well copy-edited by Wiley-Blackwell.\" (Brian Fay, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Philosophy of History\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Terms xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAviezer Tucker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Major Fields 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Philosophy of Historiography 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Kosso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Philosophy of History 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZdenFk VaSíCek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Philosophical Issues in Natural History and Its Historiography 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol E. Cleland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Historians and Philosophy of Historiography 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Zammito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Basic Problems 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Historiographic Evidence and Confirmation 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Day and Gregory Radick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Causation in Historiography 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAviezer Tucker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Historiographic Counterfactuals 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElazar Weinryb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Historical Necessity and Contingency 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYemima Ben-Menahem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Explanation in Historiography 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Macdonald and Cynthia Macdonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Historiographic Understanding 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiuseppina D’Oro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Colligation 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Behan McCullagh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Laws of History 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephan Berry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Historiographic Objectivity 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Newall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Realism about the Past 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurray Murphey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Anti-realism about the Past 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFabrice Pataut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Narrative and Interpretation 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eF. R. Ankersmit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Ontology of the Objects of Historiography 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLars Udehn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Origins: Common Causes in Historiographic Reasoning 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAviezer Tucker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Phylogenetic Inference 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Haber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Historicism 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert D’Amico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Ethics and the Writing of Historiography 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Gorman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Logical Fallacies of Historians 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Newall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Historical Fallacies of Historians 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlos Spoerhase and Colin G. King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Philosophy and Sub-fields of Historiography 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Philosophy of History of Science 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Jardine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Philosophies of Historiography and the Social Sciences 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarold Kincaid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Ruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Philosophy of Geology 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Inkpen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Philosophy of Archaeology 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Jeffares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Reductionism: Historiography and Psychology 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia Macdonald and Graham Macdonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Historiography and Myth 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Lefkowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Historiography and Memory 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie-Claire Lavabre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Historiographic Schools 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Lloyd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Classical Schools and Philosophers of Historiography and History 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Leopold Ranke 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Gil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Scientific Historiography 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Lorenz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Darwin 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn S. Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Logical Empiricism and Logical Positivism 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKrzysztof Brzechczyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Jewish and Christian Philosophy of History 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel Moyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Muslim Philosophy of History 437\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZaid Ahmad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Vico 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Mali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Kant and Herder 457\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon Anderson-Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Hegel 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Rockmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Neo-Kantianism 477\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Bambach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Marx 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Rockmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Collingwood and Croce 498\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStein Helgeby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Phenomenology 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Weberman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Jan Patocka 518\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvan Chvatík\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Hermeneutics 529\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRudolf A. 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