Imagination and Critique: Two Rival Versions of Historical Inquiry

167 Pages·2010·1.41 MB·English

by  James R. L. Noland (auth.)

IMAGINATIONANDCRITIQUE
Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture
VOLUME19
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IMAGINATION AND
CRITIQUE
Two Rival Versions of Historical Inquiry
JamesR.L.Noland
UniversityofRichmond,
Richmond,VA,USA
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JamesR.L.Noland
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Thevastandshallowphilosophies, thehuge
synthesesofhumbug,alltalkaboutagesand
evolutionandultimatedevelopments.Thetrue
philosophyisconcernedwiththeinstant.Willa
mantakethisroadorthat?–thatistheonly
thingtothinkabout,ifyouenjoythinking.The
æonsareeasyenoughtothinkabout,anyonecan
thinkaboutthem.[16,p.136]

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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.
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