Between Philosophy and History : : The Resurrection of Speculative Philosophy of History within the Analytic Tradition / / Haskell Fain.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Fain, Haskell,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1970
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1706
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (342 p.)

This work provides a welcome antidote to some of the distortions and biases which the two dominant schools of Anglo-American philosophical thinking, logical positivism and ordinary language analysis have introduced into the philosophy of history in the past three or four decades. In particular, it challenges two powerful stereotypes: that philosophy and history are conceptually independent of each other; and that there exists a sharp division between "analytical" (reputable) and "speculative" (disreputable) philosophy of history. By offering and defending his own conception of philosophy, the author seeks to show that there is indeed common ground between philosophy and history, that speculative philosophy of history lies between philosophy and history, not because it is neither philosophy nor history, but because it is both philosophy and history.Originally published in 1970.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Introduction: Some Anglo-Saxon Philosophical Attitude -- II. The Alienation of Philosophy from History -- III. Philosophy as the Search for Criteria of Intelligibility -- IV. Philosophy of History as the Search for Criteria of Historical Intelligibility -- V. Divergent Opinions of Philosophy and History -- VI Philosophical and Historical Questions About the Past -- VII. Skepticism: Benign and Malignant -- VIII. Use and Abuse of Skepticism in Philosophy of History -- IX. Decision Procedures and Concept Formation -- X. Evidence, Knowledge, and Belief -- XI. Decision Procedures and Conceptual Change -- XII. Speculative and Analytical Philosophy of History -- XIII. The Whole Truth about History -- XIV. History as Story -- XV. History as Science -- XVI. Epilogue: The Covering Law Model of Historical Explanation -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- INDEX