TY - BOOK ID - 7688624 TI - Imagination and Critique : Two Rival Versions of Historical Inquiry PY - 2010 SN - 940073185X 9048138035 9786612927416 9048138043 1282927418 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Criticism (Philosophy). KW - History --Philosophy. KW - Imagination (Philosophy). KW - Political science --Philosophy. KW - History KW - Criticism (Philosophy) KW - Imagination (Philosophy) KW - Political science KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - History & Archaeology KW - History - General KW - Philosophy KW - Historiography. KW - Philosophy. KW - History, Modern KW - Historical criticism KW - Authorship KW - Criticism KW - Historiography KW - History. KW - Philosophy and social sciences. KW - Political philosophy. KW - Philosophy of the Social Sciences. KW - History, general. KW - Philosophy, general. KW - Political Philosophy. KW - Social sciences KW - Philosophy (General). KW - Political philosophy KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Social philosophy KW - Social theory KW - Mental philosophy KW - Humanities KW - Social sciences and philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7688624 AB - This project is the result of a philosopher’s extended engagement with the literature and practice of political science and public policy formation. One finds in these fields, and in social science generally, two fundamentally opposed approaches to inquiry into the nature and cause of historical political events. These two approaches, which are sometimes employed simultaneously, are both powerful and persuasive. Yet, the two accounts are incompatible and comprehensive. Making a choice between the two is not simply about choosing a view of history; the choice affects how one anticipates policy developments in the future, and, more importantly, how one seeks to influence and shape public policy now and in the years to come. Because there is no external standard of history by which to judge them, one must examine the conceptions of human nature, reason and freedom underlying each in order to adjudicate between the two. Following Alasdair MacIntyre’s approach in Three Rival Versions of Moral Inquiry, this book analyzes and evaluates the internal coherence and ultimate viability of the two fundamental versions of historical inquiry. Intended not only for philosophers but also for students and practitioners of political science and public policy, the book includes a case study of a particularly significant political development in U.S. history- the ratification of the 16th Amendment- and suggests some specific implications of the philosophical conclusions. ER -