Big Research Questions about the Human Condition: A Historian's Will

Big Research Questions about the Human Condition: A Historian's Will
ISBN-10
1785275682
ISBN-13
9781785275685
Category
History
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2020-11-30
Publisher
Anthem Press
Author
Arne Jarrick

Description

The book is a manifesto-like essay aiming to redress some globally present drawbacks characterizing current research in the humanities: 1. Fragmentation and thematic volatility; 2. A reluctance to acknowledge that humanities research is a truth seeking enterprise as all scientific research; 3. A certain unwillingness (or inability) to ask clear questions and to provide distinct answers to these questions. The book consists of three parts: A. Introduction, where the problem and the purpose of the book is presented; B. six chapters, each presenting a certain topic that I suggest that humanist scholars gather around with sustained efforts; C. Conclusion with some words of how to proceed and a section discussing what the humanities or should and are not or should not be.

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