Reconciling ancient and modern philosophies of history / edited by Aaron Turner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turner, Aaron, editor.

Series:

Trends in classics - pathways of reception ; Volume 3.

Trends in classics - pathways of reception, 2629-2556 ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Philosophy--History.

History.

Historiography--History.

Historiography.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 372 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The distinction between ancient and modern modes of historical thought is characterized by the growing complexity of the discipline of history in modernity. Consequently, the epistemological and methodological standard of ancient historiography is typically held as inferior against the modern ideal. This book serves to address this apparent deficit. Its scope is three-fold. Firstly, it aims at encountering ancient modes of historical and historiographical thought within the province of their own horizon. Secondly, this book considers the possibility of a dialogue between ancient and modern philosophies of history concerning the influence of ancient historical thought on the development of modern philosophy of history and the utility of modern philosophy of history in the interpretation of ancient historiography. Thirdly, this book explores the continuities and discontinuities in historical method and thought from antiquity to modernity. Ultimately, this volume demonstrates the necessity of re-evaluating our assumptions about the relation of ancient and modern historical thought and lays the groundwork for a more fruitful dialogue in the future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Reconciling Ancient and Modern Philosophies of History

The Territory of the Historian in Antiquity

Just Forces: Heidegger, Arendt and Antiquity

On not Being Modern: Exploring Historical Ontology with Bruno Latour

Truth, Method and the Historian’s Character: The Epistemic Virtues of Greek and Roman Historians

The Universal in the Particular: A Core Dilemma of Historicism in Antiquity

Teleology with a Human Face: ‘Sideshadowing’ and its Effects in Tacitus’ Treatment of Germanicus (Annals 1–2)

Minding the Gap: Mimetic Imperfection and the Historiographical Enterprise

The Life of the Biographer: Plutarch’s Presence in Sulla, Antony and Otho

Demos, Democracy and Method: Political Trust and the Science of Suspicion

Walter Benjamin and Greek Historiography

When Augustus met Adorno: Class, Mimesis and Restoring the Past

Teleology and the Experience of History

The Limits of Progress and the Modern Problem of Historical Meaning

Thucydides and the Historiography of the Future

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-062730-2

OCLC:

1202464996