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" Justifying historical descriptions / "
C. Behan McCullagh.
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BL
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892133
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McCullagh, C. Behan.
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Justifying historical descriptions /\ C. Behan McCullagh.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1984.
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x, 252 pages ;; 24 cm
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0521267226
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: 0521318300
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: 9780521267229
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: 9780521318303
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
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| Contents
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Machine derived contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction: truth and justification; 2. Justifying singular descriptions: arguments to the best explanation; 3. Justifying singular descriptions: statistical inferences; 4. Justifying singular descriptions: arguments from criteria and arguments from analogy; 5. Some common inferences in history; 6. Historical generalizations; 7. Justifying singular causal judgements in history; 8. Judgements of 'the most significant cause' in history; 9. Epilogue: truth and interpretation in history; Bibliography; Indices.
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Historiography.
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Historiography.
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Historiographie.
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Geschichtsschreibung
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Geschichtstheorie
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Historiography.
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Wahrheit
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Geschichtstheorie.
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Wahrheit.
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Geschiedschrijving.
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| Dewey Classification
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907.2
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D13.M363 1984
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08.32bcl
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15.01bcl
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15.02bcl
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CC 8200rvk
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