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Postnarrativist Philosophy of Historiography
J. Kuukkanen
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Description for Postnarrativist Philosophy of Historiography
Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Narrativism has made important contributions to the theory and philosophy of historiography but it is now time to move beyond it to postnarrativism. Kuukkanen shows how it is possible to reject the absolutist truth-functional evaluation of interpretations in historiography and yet accept that historiography can be evaluated by rational standards.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349488810
SKU
V9781349488810
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About J. Kuukkanen
Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Oulu in Finland. He received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and has held academic positions in the Universities of Durham and Hull in the UK and Leiden in the Netherlands. Kuukkanen has been awarded Fulbright and EURIAS fellowships and has published in leading international journals in the ... Read more
Reviews for Postnarrativist Philosophy of Historiography
“The book with its unique importance. I would not hesitate to say the discussion and the reception of this book may well be decisive for the philosophy of history’s foreseeable future. … the book may even invite a redirection in philosophy of history – a feat rarely achieved since White’s Metahistory.” (Frank Ankersmit, Journal of the Philosophy of History, Vol. ... Read more