![]() ![]() Chapter 5 (Causation in History) asks whether or not there is any way one can say one event or a series of events caused other events. In Chapter 2 (History, Science, and Morality) examines two things primarily: whether historians can make moral judgements about the past and whether or not the discipline is a “science.” Chapter 3 (Historians and Their Facts) addresses the question, “What is a historical fact?” Chapter 4 (Sources and Discourses) examines the difference between the sources used by historians to construct their narrative and the narrative itself. In Chapter 1 (The History of History) Evans gives readers a lesson in historiography. While Evans does not defend the antiquated idea that we can be purely “objective” he does go toe-to-toe with those who deny that historians can tell us something about what happened in the past. ![]() All historical reconstruction is essentially narrative and the facts do not matter. ![]() In light of the postmodern shift there have been many philosophers and even historians who have argued that there is no way to do “objective” history. ![]() Evans’ In Defense of History is a passionate defense of the work done by historians. Evans, In Defense of History (New York: W.W. ![]()
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