New contributions to the philosophy of history

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’ understa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Little, Daniel (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Springer 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Methodos series ; v. 6.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009456022006719
Table of 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.