Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History
- ISBN-10
- 1581349238
- ISBN-13
- 9781581349238
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Crossway
- Author
- Carl R. Trueman
Description
A first-rate historical theologian references classic examples to confront conceptual and methodological problems in the works of those who seek to appropriate history for their own purposes. Seeking to raise the bar for all historians, Histories and Fallacies addresses several problems in the historical disciplines: objectivity, evidence and meaning, anachronism, idealism, and causality and context. In each chapter author Carl R. Trueman gives an account of the problem, examines one or more classic examples of it, and suggests either a solution or an approach that will bear fruit. This compelling book will be especially valued by advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and history lovers seeking a guide to the conceptual and methodological problems in this challenging discipline.
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