| Why History? Contributor(s): Jenkins, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415206324 ISBN-13: 9780415206327 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: "Why History?" is a compelling introduction to the issue of history and ethics. Designed to provoke discussion, the book asks whether and why a good knowledge and understanding of the past is desirable. In the context of current postmodern thinking, Keith Jenkins suggests that the goal of "learning lessons from the past" actually means learning lessons from stories written by historians and others. If the past as history has no foundation, can anything ethical be gained from history? Daring and controversial, "Why History?" presents liberating challenges to history and ethics, proposing that we have reached an emancipatory moment which is well beyond the "end of history." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 98-39237 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 8.84" (0.99 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why History is an introduction to the issue of history and ethics. Designed to provoke discussion, the book asks whether a good knowledge and understanding of the past is a good thing to have and if so, why. In the context of postmodern times, Why History suggests that the goal of 'learning lessons from the past' is actually learning lessons from stories written by historians and others. If the past as history has no foundation, can anything ethical be gained from history? |