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New Contributions to the Philosophy of History [electronic resource] / by Daniel Little.

By: Little, Daniel [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Methodos Series, Methodological Prospects in the Social Sciences: 6Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010Description: VIII, 240 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789048194100.Subject(s): Social sciences | Ontology | Social sciences -- Philosophy | Social sciences -- Methodology | Social Sciences | Methodology of the Social Sciences | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | OntologyDDC classification: 300.1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction: History’s Pathways -- History and Narrative -- Historical Concepts and Social Ontology -- Large Structures -- Causal Mechanisms -- History of Technology -- Economic History -- The Involution Debate -- Mentalités.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Insights developed in the past two decades by philosophers of the social sciences can serve to enrich the challenging intellectual tasks of conceptualizing, investigating, and representing the human past. Likewise, intimate engagement with the writings of historians can deepen philosophers’ understanding of the task of knowing the past. This volume brings these perspectives together and considers fundamental questions, such as: What is historical causation? What is a large historical structure? How can we best conceptualize “mentalities” and “identities”? What is involved in understanding the subjectivity of historical actors? What is involved in arriving at an economic history of a large region? How are actions and outcomes related? The arguments touch upon a wide range of historical topics -- the Chinese and French Revolutions, the extension of railroads in the nineteenth century, and the development of agriculture in medieval China.
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Introduction: History’s Pathways -- History and Narrative -- Historical Concepts and Social Ontology -- Large Structures -- Causal Mechanisms -- History of Technology -- Economic History -- The Involution Debate -- Mentalités.

Insights developed in the past two decades by philosophers of the social sciences can serve to enrich the challenging intellectual tasks of conceptualizing, investigating, and representing the human past. Likewise, intimate engagement with the writings of historians can deepen philosophers’ understanding of the task of knowing the past. This volume brings these perspectives together and considers fundamental questions, such as: What is historical causation? What is a large historical structure? How can we best conceptualize “mentalities” and “identities”? What is involved in understanding the subjectivity of historical actors? What is involved in arriving at an economic history of a large region? How are actions and outcomes related? The arguments touch upon a wide range of historical topics -- the Chinese and French Revolutions, the extension of railroads in the nineteenth century, and the development of agriculture in medieval China.

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