Our knowledge of the past : a philosophy of historiography.
How do historians, comparative linguists, biblical and textual critics and evolutionary biologists establish beliefs about the past? How do they know the past? This book presents a philosophical analysis of the disciplines that offer scientific knowledge of the past.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge Univ Press,
2004
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | How do historians, comparative linguists, biblical and textual critics and evolutionary biologists establish beliefs about the past? How do they know the past? This book presents a philosophical analysis of the disciplines that offer scientific knowledge of the past. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (pages) |
ISBN: | 0511194706 9780511194702 |