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What Is Classical Liberal History? by Michael J. Douma; Phillip W. Magness; Jonathan Bean; David T. Beito; Matthew Brown; Mykola Bunyk; Michael J. Douma; Lenore T. Ealy; Hans Eicholz; Alberto Garín; Anthony Gregory; Leonid Krasnozhon; Phillip W. Magness; Scott Shubitz; Sarah Skwire is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Historians working in the classical liberal tradition believe that individual decision-making and individual rights matter in the making of history. History written in the classical liberal tradition emerged largely in the nineteenth century, when the field of history was first professionalized in Europe and the Americas. Professional historical research was then imbued with liberal values, which included rigorous attention to the sources, historicist suspicion of an ultimate mover, an honest and dispassionate rational outlook, and humility towards what could be known. Above all, liberals wanted to chart the history of liberty, warn against threats to liberty, and defend it in an evolving political world. They believed history was real, and that it had lessons to teach, but that these lessons could not provide sufficient knowledge to predict the future or reorganize society around a central plan. This book demonstrates how the classical liberal tradition in historical writing persists to this day, but how it is often neglected and due for renewal. The book contrasts the classical liberal view on history with conservative, progressive, Marxist, and post-modern views. Each of the ele

Author

Michael J. Douma; Phillip W. Magness; Jonathan Bean; David T. Beito; Matthew Brown; Mykola Bunyk; Michael J. Douma; Lenore T. Ealy; Hans Eicholz; Alberto Garín; Anthony Gregory; Leonid Krasnozhon; Phillip W. Magness; Scott Shubitz; Sarah Skwire

Publisher

Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498536110

Subjects

History, Political Science, Philosophy