Daniel Swaim
Biographic Data
| ID | 1693399 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Swaim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Swaim |
| SIGNATURE | SWAIM D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7464-152X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Getting from here to there
Minimal Metaphysics vs. Maximal Semantics
In our article, “Past Facts and The Nature of History” (2021), we unpack a broadly realist view of the nature of history and historical narratives. Paul Roth’s (2020) The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation serves as our primary foil. Fons DeWulf and Roth have replied, and this is our response to their response
What is narrative possibility
Past Facts and the Nature of History
We defend a realist account of history: past facts are discoveries not creations. We show how 'moderate' realists, who admit the critical role of perspective, while insisting on history's metaphysical independence from historians, can accommodate Paul Roth's arguments in favor of irrealism. Moreover, our position is consistent with a dynamic past: as history unfurls past events gain new properties. Realism is necessary, we argue, to capture subst…
The Roles of Possibility and Mechanism in Narrative Explanation
There is a fairly long-standing distinction between what are called the ideographic as opposed to nomothetic sciences. The nomothetic sciences, such as physics, offer explanations in terms of the laws and regular operations of nature. The ideographic sciences, such as natural history (or, more controversially, evolutionary biology), cast explanations in terms of narratives. This article offers an account of what is involved in offering an explana…
The Roles of Possibility and Mechanism in Narrative Explanation
There is a fairly long-standing distinction between what are called the ideographic as opposed to nomothetic sciences. The nomothetic sciences, such as physics, offer explanations in terms of the laws and regular operations of nature. The ideographic sciences, such as natural history (or, more controversially, evolutionary biology), cast explanations in terms of narratives. This article offers an account of what is involved in offering an explana…
Past Facts and the Nature of History
We defend a realist account of history: past facts are discoveries not creations. We show how 'moderate' realists, who admit the critical role of perspective, while insisting on history's metaphysical independence from historians, can accommodate Paul Roth's arguments in favor of irrealism. Moreover, our position is consistent with a dynamic past: as history unfurls past events gain new properties. Realism is necessary, we argue, to capture subst…
What is narrative possibility
The Roles of Possibility and Mechanism in Narrative Explanation
There is a fairly long-standing distinction between what are called the ideographic as opposed to nomothetic sciences. The nomothetic sciences, such as physics, offer explanations in terms of the laws and regular operations of nature. The ideographic sciences, such as natural history (or, more controversially, evolutionary biology), cast explanations in terms of narratives. This article offers an account of what is involved in offering an explana…
What is narrative possibility
Past Facts and the Nature of History
We defend a realist account of history: past facts are discoveries not creations. We show how 'moderate' realists, who admit the critical role of perspective, while insisting on history's metaphysical independence from historians, can accommodate Paul Roth's arguments in favor of irrealism. Moreover, our position is consistent with a dynamic past: as history unfurls past events gain new properties. Realism is necessary, we argue, to capture subst…
Minimal Metaphysics vs. Maximal Semantics
In our article, “Past Facts and The Nature of History” (2021), we unpack a broadly realist view of the nature of history and historical narratives. Paul Roth’s (2020) The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation serves as our primary foil. Fons DeWulf and Roth have replied, and this is our response to their response
Getting from here to there
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Classics (2 works)