TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leezenberg,Michiel
TI  - History and philosophy of the humanities: an introduction 
SN  - 9789048539338
AV  - B67 .H578 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Amsterdam University Press
KW  - Philosophy-Ancient
KW  - Humanities
KW  - History
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 1; Introduction. Part 1. Standard images of science --; The birth of the modern natural sciences --; Logical empiricism and critical rationalism --; Historicizing the philosophy of science; Part 2. The rise of the humanities. The birth of the modern humanities --; Developing new disciplines --; Between hermeneutics and the natural sciences: in search of a method; Part 3. Styles and currents in the humanities. Critical theory --; Positivism and structuralism --; The practice turn; Part 4. Modernity and identity. Critique of modernity --; Gender, sex, and sexuality --; Postcolonialism; 2; b
N2  - The humanities include disciplines as diverse as literary theory, linguistics, history, film studies, theology, and philosophy. Do these various fields of study have anything in common, which distinguishes them from e.g. physics or sociology? The tripartite division between the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities may seem self-evident, but it has arisen only in the course of the 19th century, and has been contested ever since. History and Philosophy of the Humanities: An Introduction presents a reasoned overview of the conceptual and historical backgrounds of the humanities. In four sections, it discusses: - The most influential views on scientific knowledge from Aristotle to Thomas Kuhn; - The birth of the modern humanities; - The various methodological schools and conceptual issues in the humanities; - Some themes that set the agenda for current debates in the humanities: critiques of modernity; gender, sexuality and identity; and post-colonialism. Thus, it provides students in the various disciplines of the humanities with a comprehensive understanding of the backgrounds of their field, its relation with other disciplines, and the state of the art in the humanities at large. Intended readership: advanced undergraduate and graduate students.--
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