A Companion to the Philosophy of History and Historiography (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)

The Philosophy Of Historiography Examines Our Representations And Knowledge Of The Past, The Relation Between Evidence, Inference, Explanation, And Narrative. The Philosophy Of History Is The Direct Philosophical Examination Of History, Whether It Is Necessary Or Contingent, Whether It Has A Direction, Or Whether It Is Coincidental. The Fifty Entries In This Companion Cover The Main Issues In The Philosophies Of Historiography And History, Including Natural History And The Practices Of Historians. Written By An International And Multi-disciplinary Group Of Experts, These Clearly Written Entries Present A Cutting-edge Updated Picture Of Current Research In The Philosophies Of Historiography And History. Part One: Major Fields -- Philosophy Of Historiography / Peter Kosso -- Philosophy Of History / Zdenek Vasicek -- Philosophical Issues In Natural History And Its Historiography / Carol E. Cleland -- Historians And Philosophy Of Historiography / John Zammito Part Two: Basic Problems -- Historiographic Evidence And Confirmation / Mark Day And Gregory Radick -- Causation In Historiography / Aviezer Tucker -- Historiographic Counterfactuals / Elazar Weinryb -- Historical Necessity And Contingency / Yemima Ben-menahem -- Explanation In Historiography / Graham Macdonald And Cynthia Macdonald -- Historiographic Understanding / Giuseppina D'oro -- Colligation / C. Behan Mccullagh -- The Laws Of History / Stephan Berry -- Historiographic Objectivity / Paul Newall -- Realism About The Past / Murray Murphey -- Anti-realism About The Past / Fabrice Pataut -- Narrative And Interpretation / F. R. Ankersmit -- The Ontology Of The Objects Of Historiography / Lars Udehn -- Origins: Common Causes In Historiographic Reasoning / Aviezer Tucker -- Phylogenetic Inference / Matt Haber -- Historicism / Robert D'amico -- Ethics And The Writing Of Historiography / Jonathan Gorman -- Logical Fallacies Of Historians / Paul Newall -- Historical Fallacies Of Historians / Carlos Spoerhase And Colin G. King Part Three: Philosophy And Sub-fields Of Historiography -- Philosophy Of History Of Science / Nicholas Jardine -- Philosophies Of Historiography And The Social Sciences / Harold Kincaid -- The Philosophy Of Evolutionary Theory / Michael Ruse -- The Philosophy Of Geology / Rob Inkpen -- Philosophy Of Archaeology / Ben Jeffares -- Reductionism: Historiography And Psychology / Cynthia Macdonald And Graham Macdonald -- Historiography And Myth / Mary Lefkowitz -- Historiography And Memory / Marie-claire Lavabre -- Historiographic Schools / Christophe Lloyd Part Four: Classical Schools And Philosophers Of Historiography And History -- Leopold Ranke / Thomas Gail -- Scientific Historiography / Chris Lorenz -- Darwin / John S. Wilkins -- Logical Empiricism And Logical Positivism / Krzysztof Brzech Czyn -- Jewish And Christian Philosophy Of History / Samuel Moyn -- Muslim Philosophy Of History / Zaid Ahmad -- Vico / Joseph Mali -- Kant And Herder / Sharon Anderson-gold -- Hegel / Tom Rockmore -- Neo-kantianism / Charles Bambach -- Marx / Tom Rockmore -- Collingwood And Croce / Stein Helgeby -- Phenomenology / David Weberman -- Jan Patocka / Ivan Chvatik -- Hermeneutics / Rudolf A. Makkreel -- Postmodernism / Beverly South Gate -- Philosophy Of History At The End Of The Cold War / Krisham Kumar. Edited By Aviezer Tucker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 1 Introducation / Aviezer Tucker -- Part I. Major Fields. 2 Philosophy of Historiography / Peter Kosso 3 Philosophy of History / ZdenFk VaSC̕ek 4 Philosophical Issues in Natural History and Its Historiography / Carol E. Cleland 5 Historians and Philosophy of Historiography / John Zammito. Part II. Basic Problems. 6 Historiographic Evidence and Confirmation / Mark Day and Gregory Radick 7 Causation in Historiography / Aviezer Tucker 8 Historiographic Counterfactuals / Elazar Weinryb 9 Historical Necessity and Contingency / Yemima Ben-Menahem 10 Explanation in Historiography / Graham Macdonald and Cynthia Macdonald 11 Historiographic Understanding / Giuseppina D'Oro 12 Colligation / C. Behan McCullagh 13 The Laws of History / Stephan Berry 14 Historiographic Objectivity / Paul Newall 15 Realism about the Past / Murray Murphey 16 Anti-realism about the Past / Fabrice Pataut 17 Narrative and Interpretation / F.R. Ankersmit 18 The Ontology of the Objects of Historiography / Lars Udehn 19 Origins: Common Causes in Historiographic Reasoning / Aviezer Tucker 20 Phylogenetic Inference / Matt Haber 21 Historicism / Robert D'Amico 22 Ethics and the Writing of Historiography / Jonathan Gorman 23 Logical Fallacies of Historians / Paul Newall 24 Historical Fallacies of Historians / Carlos Spoerhase and Colin G. King. Part III. Philosophy and Sub-fields of Historiography. 25 Philosophy of History of Science / Nicholas Jardine 26 Philosophies of Historiography and the Social Sciences / Harold Kincaid 27 The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory / Michael Ruse 28 The Philosophy of Geology / Rob Inkpen 29 Philosophy of Archaeology / Ben Jeffares 30 Reductionism: Historiography and Psychology / Cynthia Macdonald and Graham Macdonald 31 Historiography and Myth / Mary Lefkowitz 32 Historiography and Memory / Marie-Claire Lavabre 33 Historiographic Schools / Christopher Lloyd. Part IV. Classical Schools and Philosophers of Historiography and History. 34 Leopold Ranke / Thomas Gil 35 Scientific Historiography / Chris Lorenz 36 Darwin / John S. Wilkins 37 Logical Empiricism and Logical Positivism / Krzysztof Brzechczyn 38 Jewish and Christian Philosophy of History / Samuel Moyn 39 Muslim Philosophy of History / Zaid Ahmad 40 Vico / Joseph Mali 41 Kant and Herder / Sharon Anderson-Gold 42 Hegel / Tom Rockmore 43 Neo-Kantianism / Charles Bambach 44 Marx / Tom Rockmore 45 Collingwood and Croce / Stein Helgeby 46 Phenomenology / David Weberman 47 Jan Patocka / Ivan Chvatk̕ 48 Hermeneutics / Rudolf A. Makkreel 49 Postmodernism / Beverley Southgate 50 Philosophy of History at the End of the Cold War / Krishan Kumar. A COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY The philosophy of historiography examines our representations and knowledge of the past, the relation between evidence, inference, explanation and narrative. Do we possess knowledge of the past? Do we just have probable beliefs about the past, or is historiography a piece of convincing fiction? The philosophy of history is the direct philosophical examination of history, whether it is necessary or contingent, whether it has a direction or whether it is coincidental, and if it has a direction, what it is, and how and why it is unfolding? The fifty entries in this Companion cover the main issues in the philosophies of historiography and history, including natural history and the practices of historians. Written by an international and multi-disciplinary group of experts, these clearly written entries present a cutting-edge updated picture of current research in the philosophies of historiography and history. This Companion will be of interest to philosophers, historians, natural historians, and social scientists. The entries in this Companion cover the main issues in the philosophies of historiography and history, including natural history and the practices of historians. Written by an international and multi-disciplinary group of experts. A cutting-edge updated picture of current research in the field.;1 Introducation / Aviezer Tucker -- Part I. Major Fields. 2 Philosophy of Historiography / Peter Kosso ; 3 Philosophy of History / ZdenFk VaSC̕ek ; 4 Philosophical Issues in Natural History and Its Historiography / Carol E. Cleland ; 5 Historians and Philosophy of Historiography / John Zammito.