The philosophical structure of historical explanation / Paul A. Roth.
The philosophical structure of historical explanation / Paul A. Roth.
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Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/1473
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English
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xvi, 188 pages ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Preface -- Reviving analytic philosophy of history -- Problems for narrative explanations: the case of history -- The pasts -- Essentially narrative explanations -- The silence of the norms -- Kuhn's narrative construction of normal science -- Methodological naturalism and its consequences -- Conclu...
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Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020]
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Illinois
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[2020]
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"This book develops a philosophical structure for historical explanation that resolves disputes about the scientific status of history that have persisted since the nineteenth century. It does this by showing why historical explanations must take the form of a narrative and by making their logic explicit. The books formulates a unique positive acco...
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The philosophical structure of historical explanation / Paul A. Roth.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/1473
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74VKaDDLgoOl
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9780810140875 paperback ; alkaline paper
081014087X paperback ; alkaline paper
9780810140882 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0810140888 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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901
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991024295318102626
