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Evidence and Meaning: A Theory of Historical Studies

By Jorn Rusen

Book information

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
2017
ISBN
9781785335396
DOI
10.1515/9781785335396
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
861 kB (882035 bytes)
Series
Making Sense of History; 28
Pages
266\266
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-20 05:03:21

Description

As one of the premier historical thinkers of his generation, Jörn Rüsen has made enormous contributions to the methods and theoretical framework of history as it is practiced today. In Evidence and Meaning, Rüsen surveys the seismic changes that have shaped the historical profession over the last half-century, while offering a clear, economical account of his theory of history. To traditional historiography Rüsen brings theoretical insights from philosophy, narrative theory, cultural studies, and the social sciences, developing an intricate but robust model of “historical thinking” as both a cognitive discipline and a cultural practice—one that is susceptible neither to naïve empiricism nor radical relativism.

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