Imagination and Critique: Two Rival Versions of Historical Inquiry PDF
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IMAGINATIONANDCRITIQUE Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture VOLUME19 SeniorEditor H.TristramEngelhardt,Jr.,DepartmentofPhilosophy,RiceUniversity,andBaylor CollegeofMedicine,Houston,Texas Editor MarkJ.Cherry,DepartmentofPhilosophy,St.Edward’sUniversity,Austin,Texas AssistantEditor LisaRasmussen,DepartmentofPhilosophy,UniversityofNorthCarolina, Charlotte,NorthCarolina EditorialBoard StanleyHauerwas,DivinitySchool,DukeUniversity,Durham,NorthCarolina MaureenKelley,DepartmentofPediatricBioethics,UniversityofWashington, Seattle,Washington TerryPinkard,DepartmentofPhilosophy,GeorgetownUniversity, Washington,D.C. C.GriffinTrotter,CenterforHealthCareEthics&EmergencyMedicine, SaintLouisUniversity,St.Louis,Missouri KevinWm.Wildes,S.J.,President,LoyolaUniversity,NewOrleans,Louisiana Forfurthervolumes: http://www.springer.com/series/6446 IMAGINATION AND CRITIQUE Two Rival Versions of Historical Inquiry JamesR.L.Noland UniversityofRichmond, Richmond,VA,USA 123 JamesR.L.Noland 6417KensingtonAve. RichmondVA23226 USA [email protected] ISBN978-90-481-3803-6 e-ISBN978-90-481-3804-3 DOI10.1007/978-90-481-3804-3 SpringerDordrechtHeidelbergLondonNewYork LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2010920975 ©SpringerScience+BusinessMediaB.V.2010 Nopartofthisworkmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorby anymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,microfilming,recordingorotherwise,withoutwritten permissionfromthePublisher,withtheexceptionofanymaterialsuppliedspecificallyforthepurpose ofbeingenteredandexecutedonacomputersystem,forexclusiveusebythepurchaserofthework. Printedonacid-freepaper SpringerispartofSpringerScience+BusinessMedia(www.springer.com) Thevastandshallowphilosophies, thehuge synthesesofhumbug,alltalkaboutagesand evolutionandultimatedevelopments.Thetrue philosophyisconcernedwiththeinstant.Willa mantakethisroadorthat?–thatistheonly thingtothinkabout,ifyouenjoythinking.The æonsareeasyenoughtothinkabout,anyonecan thinkaboutthem.[16,p.136] For Stormy,Ellie,PeytonandJake Acknowledgments Iamgratefulfor,andhumbledby,thesignificantsupport,guidance,andencourage- mentIhavereceivedintheprocessofwritingthisbook. Imustthankmypublisher,SpringerAcademicPress,andtheeditorsandreview- erswhohavedirectedmethroughthisprocess,forgivingmethisopportunityand forhelpingmakethisbookbetter. The philosophy departments at the University of Virginia and Texas A&M University were instrumental in my development as a philosopher and this project wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheinstructiontheseschoolsofferedme.Iam particularly grateful to Jim Cargile at UVA and John McDermott at Texas A&M for the time they spent mentoring me and molding me as a philosopher. Many thanksalsotoTedGeorge,ColleenMurphy,andLarryLynnJr.forservingonthe dissertationcommitteethatoversawthewritingoftheoriginalversionofthisbook. Without the love and encouragement of my family I would not have had the enduranceorthehopetocarrythisthrough.Iamaphilosopherbecauseofmyfather whofirsttaughtmeandpushedmeandwhohasservedasmyeditorandsounding board in all of my writing; I would not have begun nor finished this book without hishelp. ix
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