Big Research Questions about the Human Condition: A Historian's Will - Softcover

Jarrick, Arne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1839985305 ISBN 13: 9781839985300

Publisher: Anthem Press, 2022

Synopsis

The book is a manifesto-like essay aiming to redress some globally present drawbacks characterizing current research in the humanities: 1. Fragmentation and thematic volatility; 2. A reluctance to acknowledge that humanities research is a truth seeking enterprise as all scientific research; 3. A certain unwillingness (or inability) to ask clear questions and to provide distinct answers to these questions. The book consists of three parts: A. Introduction, where the problem and the purpose of the book is presented; B. six chapters, each presenting a certain topic that I suggest that humanist scholars gather around with sustained efforts; C. Conclusion with some words of how to proceed and a section discussing what the humanities or should and are not or should not be.

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About the Author

Married, four children, six grandchildren; professor emeritus of history at the Centre for the Study of Cultural Evolution, Stockholm University; former secretary general for the humanities and social sciences, Swedish Research Council; former Vice-president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; et cetera

Edition details

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839985305
• ISBN 13: 9781839985300
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160