Philosophy of Religion Research

Philosophy and Historiography

Document Type : Original Research

Author

Researcher of The Great Islamic Encyclopadeia, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In this essay it first point out the history of critical philosophy of history , then examin three main problems of critical philosophy of history . The first is the kind of expkanation that is required or acceptable in historical studies . the second is the extent to wich historical reasoning should be , or can be , value – free , , in view of the structural role that value judgements often appear to play in historical accounts . The third is the kind of case that can be make for narrative as a way expressing historical conclusions . The last section of this essay is the contributions of philosophers to historians .

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Philosophy of Religion Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
November 2004
Pages 185-215