Telling the Truth about History"A fascinating historiographical essay. . . . An unusually lucid and inclusive explication of what it ultimately at stake in the culture wars over the nature, goals, and efficacy of history as a discipline."—Booklist |
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... claims to universality expressed in such phrases as “Men are...,” “Naturally science says...” and “As we all know...” In contrast to the critics who have decried the impending death of Western civilization under the impact of the ...
... claims to universality expressed in such phrases as “Men are...,” “Naturally science says...” and “As we all know...” In contrast to the critics who have decried the impending death of Western civilization under the impact of the ...
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... claim that because definitions of child abuse or schizophrenia have altered over time, in that sense having been ... claims has been essential to the search for truth; skepticism can encourage people to learn more and remain open to ...
... claim that because definitions of child abuse or schizophrenia have altered over time, in that sense having been ... claims has been essential to the search for truth; skepticism can encourage people to learn more and remain open to ...
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... claims are all part of our story. The neutral, value-free, objective image of science inherited from the Enlightenment had wide influence in every discipline until well into the postwar era. Right up until then, the rationality presumed ...
... claims are all part of our story. The neutral, value-free, objective image of science inherited from the Enlightenment had wide influence in every discipline until well into the postwar era. Right up until then, the rationality presumed ...
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... claimed, could be attributed solely to the progressive insights of earlier geniuses: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, and Boyle. To borrow a phrase made famous by Isaac Newton, each scientist in his turn saw further because he ...
... claimed, could be attributed solely to the progressive insights of earlier geniuses: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, and Boyle. To borrow a phrase made famous by Isaac Newton, each scientist in his turn saw further because he ...
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... , who claimed that England was superior because of the absence there of legally protected social estates in which rights were largely a matter of birth or royally granted privileges. Anglophilia became the trademark of.
... , who claimed that England was superior because of the absence there of legally protected social estates in which rights were largely a matter of birth or royally granted privileges. Anglophilia became the trademark of.
Contents
History Makes a Nation | |
Competing Histories of America | |
Discovering the Clay Feet of Science | |
Postmodernism and the Crisis of Modernity | |
Truth and Objectivity | |
The Future of History | |
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Telling the Truth about History Joyce Oldham Appleby,Lynn Hunt,Lynn Avery Hunt,Margaret C. Jacob Limited preview - 1994 |
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