| Real History: Reflections on Historical Practice Contributor(s): Bunzl, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415159628 ISBN-13: 9780415159623 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: In "Real History: Reflections on Historical Practice," Martin Bunzl charts a new direction for the philosophy of history. He proposes a synthesis between debates about objectivity among historians and recent philosophical arguments about realism. In his clear and direct style, Bunzl argues for an approach to history based on what historians actually do in contrast to what they say they are doing. Drawing on a broad literature including the works of Foucault, Geertz, Novick, Danto and Scott, the result is a new and exciting model for philosophy of history that casts objectivity and realism in a new light. Martin Bunzl merges two parallel debates in history and philosophy. In his wide-ranging argument, he draws on relevant discussions ranging from: post-structuralism; to the philosophy of science; to the hermeneutic turn in anthropology; to debates about the history of women. "Real History" is fascinating and essential reading for all those interested in a reconciliation of the debates about the methodology and study of the philosophy of history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Methodology - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 97009101 |
| Series: Philosophical Issues in Science |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.47" W x 8.52" (0.47 lbs) 162 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Real History, Martin Bunzl brilliantly succeeds in bringing together two schools of thought at the forefront of the philosophy of history: that of realism and objectivity. He shows us how the realism debate is inhabited by philosophers, whereas the objectivity argument lies in the hands of historians. In his lucid and direct style, Bunzl proposes a synthesis between these two parallel traditions. We see that what historians say they are doing is not necessarily what they are actually doing. Bunzl draws on recent work (from the likes of Foucault to Rorty) to develop a new model for the philosophy of history; a model which essentially calls for the collapse of the realism/objectivity dichotomy. Martin Bunzl clearly merges the two parallel debates of history and philosophy. He draws on relevant discussions ranging from post-structuralism, to the philosophy of science, to notions of realism and objectivity, to debates about the history of women. |