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Evidence and Meaning : A Theory of Historical Studies / Jörn Rüsen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Making Sense of History ; 28Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (266 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781785335389
  • 9781785335396
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 901
LOC classification:
  • D13 .R865513 2017
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 What is Metahistory? -- CHAPTER 2 The Foundations of Historical Thinking -- CHAPTER 3 History as Academic Discipline -- CHAPTER 4 A Systematic Approach: Categories, Theories, Concepts -- CHAPTER 5 Methodology: The Rules of the Historical Method -- CHAPTER 6 Topics: How We Write History -- CHAPTER 7 The Basis of Historical Culture -- CHAPTER 8 Practical History: Learning, Understanding, Humanity -- Final Reflections: Finding Reason between Meaning and Meaninglessness -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: As one of the premier historical thinkers of his generation, Jörn Rüsen has made enormous contributions to the methods and theoretical framework of history as it is practiced today. In Evidence and Meaning, Rüsen surveys the seismic changes that have shaped the historical profession over the last half-century, while offering a clear, economical account of his theory of history. To traditional historiography Rüsen brings theoretical insights from philosophy, narrative theory, cultural studies, and the social sciences, developing an intricate but robust model of “historical thinking” as both a cognitive discipline and a cultural practice—one that is susceptible neither to naïve empiricism nor radical relativism.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 What is Metahistory? -- CHAPTER 2 The Foundations of Historical Thinking -- CHAPTER 3 History as Academic Discipline -- CHAPTER 4 A Systematic Approach: Categories, Theories, Concepts -- CHAPTER 5 Methodology: The Rules of the Historical Method -- CHAPTER 6 Topics: How We Write History -- CHAPTER 7 The Basis of Historical Culture -- CHAPTER 8 Practical History: Learning, Understanding, Humanity -- Final Reflections: Finding Reason between Meaning and Meaninglessness -- Bibliography -- Index

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As one of the premier historical thinkers of his generation, Jörn Rüsen has made enormous contributions to the methods and theoretical framework of history as it is practiced today. In Evidence and Meaning, Rüsen surveys the seismic changes that have shaped the historical profession over the last half-century, while offering a clear, economical account of his theory of history. To traditional historiography Rüsen brings theoretical insights from philosophy, narrative theory, cultural studies, and the social sciences, developing an intricate but robust model of “historical thinking” as both a cognitive discipline and a cultural practice—one that is susceptible neither to naïve empiricism nor radical relativism.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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