{"product_id":"the-poverty-of-anti-realism-tor-egil-frland-9781666933628","title":"The Poverty of Anti-Realism: Critical Perspectives on Postmodernist Philosophy of History","description":"\u003cp\u003eDue to the influence of postmodernism, historical anti-realism has come to exercise a massive influence in contemporary philosophy of history. Edited by Tor Egil F rland and Branko Mitrovic, \u003ci\u003e The Povery of Anti-realism: Critical Perspectives on Postmodernist Philosophy of History\u003c\/i\u003e presents perspectives that oppose anti-realist understanding of historians' work. The first part of the book gives an overview of contemporary anti-realist philosophy of history and shows that its claims are either so wide-ranging that they apply to all scientific knowledge, or pertain only to a select part of historians' work. In the second part, the authors criticize major anti-realist tenets. These include: the assertion that the colligatory concepts historians use are without reference in the past; the idea that historical facts are theory-dependent and therefore unable to upend prevailing theories; Paul Roth's application of Nelson Goodman's \"irrealist\" theory of worldmaking to suggest a plurality of pasts; and the belief that multiple describability prevents historians from providing true and testable accounts of the past. The third and final part shows that the political implications of anti-realism are often other than left-leaning anti-realists think. Their reactions when confronted with the consequences of their theories indicate the inconsistency and untenability of postmodernist philosophy of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Egil Fland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1666933627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666933628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Tor Egil Fland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44450116239615,"sku":"9781666933628","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e008c2c-4b44-4c25-96c1-d3364fc370f1.jpg?v=1698502864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-poverty-of-anti-realism-tor-egil-frland-9781666933628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}