Reconciling Ancient and Modern Philosophies of History

Published by De Gruyter 2020

Reconciling Ancient and Modern Philosophies of History

Edited by: Aaron Turner

Volume 3 in the series Trends in Classics – Pathways of Reception

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110627305

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About this book

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.

Author information

Aaron Turner, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction: Reconciling Ancient and Modern Philosophies of History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Awakening Ancient Historical Consciousness
The Territory of the Historian in Antiquity François Hartog Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Just Forces: Heidegger, Arendt and Antiquity Laurence Paul Hemming Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
On not Being Modern: Exploring Historical Ontology with Bruno Latour Duncan F. Kennedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Truth, Method and the Historian’s Character: The Epistemic Virtues of Greek and Roman Historians Alexander Meeus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
The Universal in the Particular: A Core Dilemma of Historicism in Antiquity Jonas Grethlein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Part II: Transcending Representation and Reality
Teleology with a Human Face: ‘Sideshadowing’ and its Effects in Tacitus’ Treatment of Germanicus (Annals 1–2) Aske Damtoft Poulsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Minding the Gap: Mimetic Imperfection and the Historiographical Enterprise Katherine Clarke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
The Life of the Biographer: Plutarch’s Presence in Sulla, Antony and Otho Inger N. I. Kuin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Demos, Democracy and Method: Political Trust and the Science of Suspicion Ahuvia Kahane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Part III: Antiquating Modernity
Walter Benjamin and Greek Historiography Salvatore Tufano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
When Augustus met Adorno: Class, Mimesis and Restoring the Past Jerry Toner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Teleology and the Experience of History David Carr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
The Limits of Progress and the Modern Problem of Historical Meaning Aaron Turner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Thucydides and the Historiography of the Future Neville Morley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Classicists, historians, and philosophers.
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 372
Keywords: Philosophy of History; Ancient Historiography; History of Ideas; Historical Theory

eBook

Published: October 26, 2020
ISBN: 9783110627305

Hardcover

Published: October 26, 2020
ISBN: 9783110627107

Paperback

Published: July 18, 2022
ISBN: 9783110995909