Encounters: Philosophy of History After Postmodernism

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pp. 293, “Here are 11 interviews with thinkers worried by (or delighting in) the question of whether or not there really is historical truth. The proliferation of “kinds of history”?economic, cultural, feminist, anthropological, psychological, and dozens more?has made postmodern relativism, with its denial of absolute truth, seem attractive. Yet our constitutional freedoms, our marriages, and even our bank balances depend on there being a real truth about who did what when. “paperback edition

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ISBN 0813917670
ISBN13 9780813917672
Number of pages 293
Original Title Encounters: Philosophy of History After Postmodernism
Published Date 1998
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Charlottesville
Edition First edition
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pp. 293, “Here are 11 interviews with thinkers worried by (or delighting in) the question of whether or not there really is historical truth. The proliferation of “kinds of history”?economic, cultural, feminist, anthropological, psychological, and dozens more?has made postmodern relativism, with its denial of absolute truth, seem attractive. Yet our constitutional freedoms, our marriages, and even our bank balances depend on there being a real truth about who did what when. “paperback edition

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Weight 0.85 kg