On Plurality and Relativism in History

IF 0.4 3区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY Journal of the Philosophy of History Pub Date : 2023-10-05 DOI:10.1163/18722636-12341499
Eugen Zeleňák
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The existence of differing historical interpretations of the same happenings and the consequences of this phenomenon have attracted scholarly attention and deserve to be studied in the future by philosophers of history. Plurality repeatedly surfaces in historical discussions and relativism seems to be one of the obvious conclusions drawn from the existence of competing historical accounts. In my paper, I begin with plurality in history to examine further the issue of relativism. I focus on the dualism of scheme and content as being at the root of relativity and subsequently argue that abandoning this type of dualism is one way how to avoid relativism even within a broadly constructivist view of history. The discussion is, moreover, linked to the issue of how historians present their accounts: Do they offer representations of the past or should we think about their outcomes in a different way?
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论历史的多元性与相对主义
对同一事件的不同历史解释的存在以及这种现象的后果已经引起了学术界的关注,值得历史哲学家在未来进行研究。在历史讨论中,多元性反复出现,相对主义似乎是从相互竞争的历史叙述的存在中得出的明显结论之一。在我的论文中,我从历史上的多元性开始,进一步探讨相对主义的问题。我将重点放在方案和内容的二元论上,将其作为相对论的根源,并随后提出,放弃这种二元论是避免相对主义的一种方法,即使在广义的建构主义历史观中也是如此。此外,讨论还与历史学家如何陈述他们的叙述有关:他们是否提供了对过去的陈述,还是我们应该以不同的方式思考他们的结果?
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期刊介绍: Philosophy of history is a rapidly expanding area. There is growing interest today in: what constitutes knowledge of the past, the ontology of past events, the relationship of language to the past, and the nature of representations of the past. These interests are distinct from – although connected with – contemporary epistemology, philosophy of science, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and aesthetics. Hence we need a distinct venue in which philosophers can explore these issues. Journal of the Philosophy of History provides such a venue. Ever since neo-Kantianism, philosophy of history has been central to all of philosophy, whether or not particular philosophers recognized its potential significance.
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