Materialist Philosophy of History - A Realist Antidote to Postmodernism

This book examines the wide-ranging implications for historical research of the view that everything is physical and that no immaterial entities, forces, or phenomena exist. It presents the consequences of materialism for our understanding of the historical past, including the rejection of postmodernist perspectives on history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Realism

Chapter 2: Individualism

Chapter 3: Free Will

Chapter 4: Thoughts and Contents

Chapter 5: Language

Chapter 6: Essentialism

Chapter 7: Contexts and Rationality

Chapter 8: Understanding, Interpretation and Translation

Chapter 9: Transparency

Conclusion: Materialism and Humanist Values, or: How is Idealism Possible?

Appendix: On not Seeing-As

Bibliography

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Branko Mitrovic is professor of architectural history and theory at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Zusammenfassung

This book examines the wide-ranging implications for historical research of the view that everything is physical and that no immaterial entities, forces, or phenomena exist. It presents the consequences of materialism for our understanding of the historical past, including the rejection of postmodernist perspectives on history.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Branko Mitrovic, Mitrovic Branko, Mitrovic&, Branko Mitrovic´, Branko Mitrovic¿
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781793620002
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-000-2
• Seiten: 282
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Social, HISTORY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Realism, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought