229 pages. The dust jacket is a little worn and tanned, with a clipped inside flap, and a faded spine. The first page has a name in pen and a pencil smudge on the bottom corner. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

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Title

Knowledge & Explanation In History: An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

Publisher

Macmillan University Press, London

Publication Date

1978

Language

English

ISBN 10

0333112083

ISBN 13

9780333112083

Binding

Hard Cover

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Good

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Philosophy & Religion

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Presented here is an introduction to the philosophy of history which treats--in a thorough though nontechnical way--such central topics as the possibility of historical knowledge, objectivity, explanation and causation, and values. In discussing these topics, the author takes account of the main writings on history by philosophers and historians alike.

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