History and Hermeneutics

Paul Fairfield (Queen’s University)

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English

Cambridge University Press
03 July 2025

History: theory & methods; General & world history; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; History of ideas

Series: Elements in Historical Theory and Practice

Philosophical hermeneutics has shed a good deal of light both upon the methodological underpinnings of the humanities and social sciences generally and in particular upon some fundamental issues in the philosophy of history and history proper. The aim in this Element is to analyze those of its arguments that bear directly upon the latter fields. The principal topics

taken up are Dilthey's distinction between understanding and explanation, the accent on meaning and experience, and the sense in which we may be said to belong to history. Heidegger's account of historicity and being-in-the-world, Gadamer's conceptions of historical understanding and belonging, and Ricoeur's view of historians as storytellers also come in for analysis. Other themes include the sense in which we may speak of a dialogue with the past, the notion of historical truth, and the problem of constructivism.

By: Paul Fairfield (Queen’s University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 271g
ISBN: 9781009607827
ISBN 10: 1009607820
Series: Elements in Historical Theory and Practice
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 03 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Hermeneutics and the Philosophy of History; 1. Explanation and understanding; 2. Historical belonging; 3. Narrative configuration and prefiguration; 4. The constructivist overcorrection and other developments; Bibliography.