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Past sense: studies in medieval and early modern European history

By Hermann , Conring , Hermann; Duranti , William; Durantis , Guilelmus; Duranti , William; Fasolt , Constantin; Conring

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2014
ISBN
9789004268920, 9789004269576, 9004268928, 9004269576
ISSN
1573-4188
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3219206 bytes)
Series
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions 182
Pages
xvii, 678 pages; 24 cm\696
Time added
2020-11-29 04:15:56

Description

The twenty studies collected in this volume focus on the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world. The method leads from technical investigations on William Durant the Younger (ca. 1266-1330) and Hermann Conring (1606-1681) through reflection on the nature of historical knowledge to a break with historicism, an affirmation of anachronism, and a broad perspective on the history of Europe. The introduction explains when and why these studies were written, and places them in the context of contemporary historical thinking by drawing on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. This book will appeal to historians with an interest in historical theory, historians of late medieval and early modern Europe, and students looking for the meaning of history.

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