Truth, Narrative, and Opening Space - Open Journal of Philosophy

OJPP > Vol.2 No.4, November 2012

Open Journal of Philosophy

Volume 2, Issue 4 (November 2012)

ISSN Print: 2163-9434 ISSN Online: 2163-9442

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Truth, Narrative, and Opening Space ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2012.24032 10,683 Downloads 21,247 Views Citations

Author(s)

Matthew Z. Donnelly

Affiliation(s)

Philosophy, Boston College.

ABSTRACT

This paper identifies the difficulties in confronting novel history from both a rigorous scientific and artistic literary perspectives and suggests a practical reconciliation—in the form of a discussion and metaphorical opening space—between the two apparent poles of historical understanding and their accompanying genres, types, and tropes.

KEYWORDS

Narrative History; Historiography; Narrative Theory; Literary Genres; Philosophy of History

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Donnelly, M. (2012) Truth, Narrative, and Opening Space. Open Journal of Philosophy, 2, 213-218. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2012.24032.

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