Past Futures : : The Impossible Necessity of History / / Ged Martin.
By nature, human beings seek to make sense of their past. Paradoxically, true historical explanation is ultimately impossible. Historians never have complete evidence from the past, nor is their methodology rigorous enough to prove causal links. Although it cannot be proven that 'A caused B,...
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2004 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Joanne Goodman Lectures
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