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Theorieorientierung und Theorieskepsis in der Geschichtswissenschaft: alte und neue Argumente

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Kocka, Jürgen

Abstract

"Das vorliegende Essay erörtert die Verwendung der Theorie in der Geschichte: Es umreißt die Anregungen, die zu einer wachsenden Anwendung der Theorie in der westdeutschen Historiographie der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte geführt haben. Es erörtert auch alte und neue Einwände gegen die Verwendung der Theo... view more

"Das vorliegende Essay erörtert die Verwendung der Theorie in der Geschichte: Es umreißt die Anregungen, die zu einer wachsenden Anwendung der Theorie in der westdeutschen Historiographie der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte geführt haben. Es erörtert auch alte und neue Einwände gegen die Verwendung der Theorie in der Geschichtsschreibung einschließlich der meisten neuen Entwicklungen (Alltagsgeschichte). Quantifizierung und die Verwendung von Theorie in der Geschichte ist ein anderes Thema, das behandelt wird. Das Essay schließt mit einer Zusammenfassung von Argumenten für und gegen den Gebrauch der Theorie in der Geschichte, deren positive Funktionen und Ergebnisse betonend." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"The present essay discusses the use of theory in history: It outlines the stimuli which have led to a growing application of theory in West German historiography of the last two decades. It also discusses old and new objections against the use of theory in the writing of history, including most rec... view more

"The present essay discusses the use of theory in history: It outlines the stimuli which have led to a growing application of theory in West German historiography of the last two decades. It also discusses old and new objections against the use of theory in the writing of history, including most recent developments (Alltagsgeschichte). Quantification and the use of theory in history is another topic being dealt with. The essay concludes with a summary of arguments for and against the use of theory in history, stressing its positive functions and results." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
theory; historiography; science of history

Classification
History

Document language
German

Publication Year
1982

Page/Pages
p. 4-19

Journal
Historical Social Research, 7 (1982) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.7.1982.3.4-19

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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