Geschichte erklären

Grundprobleme und Grundbegriffe

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Schnepf, Robert

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

Deutsch

Vandenhoeck & Ruprechterschienen am16.06.2011

Explaining things is a well-known part of both history and everyday life. But what comprises good and bad explanations is rarely explicitly discussed, even though we live in the midst of an overwhelming mass of competing approaches and theories. This can be irritating at times and gives rise to the thought that it is useless to search for the "real" explanation of a historical event or to inquire about the objectivity of some historical insight. But can we really do without the aspiration to get to true bottom of things? In this volume Robert Schnepf develops many arguments against forfeiting the demand for truth and provides criteria that can be used to differentiate between good and bad explanations.mehr

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KlappentextExplaining things is a well-known part of both history and everyday life. But what comprises good and bad explanations is rarely explicitly discussed, even though we live in the midst of an overwhelming mass of competing approaches and theories. This can be irritating at times and gives rise to the thought that it is useless to search for the "real" explanation of a historical event or to inquire about the objectivity of some historical insight. But can we really do without the aspiration to get to true bottom of things? In this volume Robert Schnepf develops many arguments against forfeiting the demand for truth and provides criteria that can be used to differentiate between good and bad explanations.

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ISBN/GTIN978-3-525-31016-8

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

ErscheinungsortGöttingen

ErscheinungslandDeutschland

Erscheinungsjahr2011

Erscheinungsdatum16.06.2011

SpracheDeutsch

Gewicht232 g

Artikel-Nr.10330613

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GenreGeschichte/Politik

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Was sind eigentlich Erklärungen? Anhand von Beispielen aus der Geschichtswissenschaft und dem Alltag arbeitet der Autor den Kern des Erklärungsbegriffs heraus, bevor er unterschiedliche Typen von Erklärungen einführt. Dabei wird deutlich, wie sehr diese auf gelungene Beschreibungen angewiesen sind. Mit einem Blick auf die Ansätze von Karl Marx und Michel Foucault verdeutlicht Robert Schnepf, dass das Problem angemessener Beschreibungen unmittelbar zu den Fragen der Geschichtsphilosophie führt. Sind Objektivität und Wahrheit in der Geschichtswissenschaft überhaupt zu erreichen? Anhand welcher Kriterien trifft man eine Entscheidung zwischen konkurrierenden Erklärungsansätzen?mehr

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Explaining is a task practiced by historians daily, without saying though which criteria count for a better or worse explanation. A superabundance of competing approaches and theories exist which suggest that it is hardly necessary to try and find a true and objective historical academic understanding. By using examples from the every day life of a historian, context independent and dependent characteristics are defined and arguments indispensable for finding a truthful understanding are detached. It shows that explanation should not be taken for granted: explanations are information of defined conditions for the explained. Diverse types of explanation (deductive-nomologic, genetic, intentional, rational) should be recognized as different ways of giving explanations and supporting an argument. If explanations are analysed, considering these functions, it shows that explanations are very dependent on good descriptions. Key terms like 'event', 'structure' and 'mentality' and their role in explanation are taken as an example and examined. Remembering Karl Marx and Michael Foucault they already underlined that adequate description is closely linked to questions of historical philosohy. The book is finalized by various argumentative methods for deciding on one way of explanation. This shows that the choice of terms and the supporting ruling hypotheses have an immediate effect on the understanding of the person explaining and the addressee.>mehr