Empiricism and History by Stephen Davies (English) Paperback Book

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In the last 20 years postmodernism has had a powerful effect on the discipline of history and is now forcing empiricist historians to articulate their methods, and to defend them as both possible and virtuous. In this concise introduction, Stephen Davies explains what historians mean by empiricism, examines the origins, growth and persistence of empirical methods, and shows how students can apply these methods to their own work.

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The central doctrine of empiricism, that true knowledge or understanding of the world comes ultimately from sense impressions, underlies most of the practices and arguments of professional historians, but many historians have denied that there is a theory behind what they do. Since the 1980s, however, postmodernism has had a powerful effect on the discipline of history and is now forcing empiricist historians to articulate their methods, and to defend them as both possible and virtuous. In this introduction, Stephen Davies explains what historians mean by empiricism, examines the origins, growth and persistence of empirical methods, and shows how students can apply these methods to their own work.

Notes

1 A concise and accessible introductory guide to the empirical approach to the study of history2 Examines a highly topical debate3 Includes a helpful glossary and a section on further reading to aid study

Back Cover

The central doctrine of empiricism - that true knowledge or understanding of the world comes ultimately from sense impressions - has underpinned most of the practices and arguments of historians for the past 150 years. Empirical history has always faced attacks from a variety of other approaches, however, including Marxism, philosophical idealism and, most recently, postmodernism. In spite of this, empirical methods have prevailed, and the study of history remains broadly empirical. In this concise introductory guide, Stephen Davies: - explains what historians mean by empiricism - examines the origins and growth of the empirical method and how it has fought off challenges from other ways of studying the past - assesses its application to an ever wider range of subjects - shows how students can apply empirical methods to their own work.

Author Biography

STEPHEN DAVIES is Senior Lecturer in History at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- The Creation of Empirical History.- The Perfection of Empirical History.- The Transformation of Biography in Empirical History.- The Empirical History of Institutions.- Political History The Master Topic?.- Economic History and Empiricism.- History of Ideas -The Empirical Turn.- Conclusion.- Glossary.- Notes.- Further Reading.- Index.

Long Description

The central doctrine of empiricism - that true knowledge or understanding of the world comes ultimately from sense impressions - has underpinned most of the practices and arguments of historians for the past 150 years. Empirical history has always faced attacks from a variety of other approaches, however, including Marxism, philosophical idealism and, most recently, postmodernism. In spite of this, empirical methods have prevailed, and the study of history remains broadly empirical. In this concise introductory guide, Stephen Davies: - explains what historians mean by empiricism - examines the origins and growth of the empirical method and how it has fought off challenges from other ways of studying the past - assesses its application to an ever wider range of subjects - shows how students can apply empirical methods to their own work.

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A concise and accessible introductory guide to the empirical approach to the study of history Examines a highly topical debate Includes a helpful glossary and a section on further reading to aid study

Details ISBN0333964705 Author Glyn Ed. Davies Short Title EMPIRICISM & HIST Series Theory and History Language English ISBN-10 0333964705 ISBN-13 9780333964705 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 901 Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-08-31 Country of Publication United Kingdom Place of Publication Basingstoke Publisher Palgrave MacMillan Pages 176 DOI 10.1604/9780333964705;10.1057/9781137047700;10.1007/978-1-137-04770-0 UK Release Date 2003-05-16 Imprint Red Globe Press NZ Release Date 2003-05-16 Illustrations VII, 163 p. AU Release Date 2003-05-15 We've got this

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