Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness

This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the concept of historical consciousness. It argues that a focus on the epistemological problems concerning historical consciousness can be a way of constructing a theory of the concept that both incorporates the diverse perspectives that exist in researc...

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Autor Principal: Robert Thorp
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: University of Newcastle 2014-06-01
Series:Historical Encounters: A Journal of Historical Consciousness, Historical Cultures, and History Education
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Acceso en liña:http://hej.hermes-history.net/index.php/HEJ/article/view/30
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description This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the concept of historical consciousness. It argues that a focus on the epistemological problems concerning historical consciousness can be a way of constructing a theory of the concept that both incorporates the diverse perspectives that exist in research about the concept and specifies how a historical consciousness can be developed in an individual.
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spelling doaj.art-d76a5b76e1d2430e93d43e5fdb1ae3e32022-12-21T22:24:13ZengUniversity of NewcastleHistorical Encounters: A Journal of Historical Consciousness, Historical Cultures, and History Education2203-75432014-06-01112031Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousnessRobert Thorp0Umeå University and Dalarna UniversityThis paper presents a theoretical analysis of the concept of historical consciousness. It argues that a focus on the epistemological problems concerning historical consciousness can be a way of constructing a theory of the concept that both incorporates the diverse perspectives that exist in research about the concept and specifies how a historical consciousness can be developed in an individual.http://hej.hermes-history.net/index.php/HEJ/article/view/30Historical ConsciousnessHistory DidacticsHistorical CultureHistorical ThinkingUses of History
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Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness
Historical Encounters: A Journal of Historical Consciousness, Historical Cultures, and History Education
Historical Consciousness
History Didactics
Historical Culture
Historical Thinking
Uses of History
title Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness
title_full Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness
title_fullStr Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness
title_full_unstemmed Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness
title_short Towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness
title_sort towards an epistemological theory of historical consciousness
topic Historical Consciousness
History Didactics
Historical Culture
Historical Thinking
Uses of History
url http://hej.hermes-history.net/index.php/HEJ/article/view/30
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