The Primacy of Method in Historical Research: Philosophy of History and the Perspective of Meaning

The Primacy of Method in Historical Research Philosophy of History and the Perspective of Meaning How does history relate to the past? According to leading historical theorists, the relation to the past in history is reducible to evidential, psychological, practical and retrospective concerns. In contrast, this volume claims that historical relations to the past are irreducible products of the logical commitments of history as method. Ahlskog argues that the method of history shapes and enables relations to the past in historical research by invoking past perspectives of meaning for rendering reality intelligible. The book provides a much-needed philosophical clarification of key concepts in one of the most fundamental debates within the humanities today.Additional ISBNs9781003123811, 9780367642921, 9781000285192, 9781000285147The Primacy of Method in Historical Research: Philosophy of History and the Perspective of Meaning 1st Edition is written by Jonas Ahlskog and published by Routledge. ISBNs for The Primacy of Method in Historical Research are 9781000285246, 1000285243 and the print ISBNs are 9780367642907, 0367642905. Additional ISBNs include 9781003123811, 9780367642921, 9781000285192, 9781000285147.