Analogical Reasoning in Victorian Historical Epistemology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4455919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Carignan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 445 |
| Publication date | 2003-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of Ideas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5037 • E-ISSN: 1086-3222 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jhi.2003.0035 |
| OpenAlex | W2024975332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
The usefulness of “analogy” as an epistemological tool was at the center of a Victorian debate over the nature of historical knowledge. While researching one of her novels, George Eliot combined her obsession with historical veracity with a belief in the efficacy of analogical reasoning in the generation of historical knowledge to create a method of imaginative representation that was meant to advance our understanding of the past. Her work, along with that of her companion, G.H. Lewes, constituted a rejection of the ascendant view that history needed to become an austere, inductive science, advanced by J.S. Mill, H.T. Buckle, and William Stubbs
Analogy · Art history · Buckle · Epistemology · George (robot) · History of science · Mill · Representation (politics) · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · History · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy, History, and Historiography · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |