Causal patterns for justifying historical explanation. Causation in P.C. Hooft's Dutch History (1642)

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Authors
Publication date 2019
Host editors
  • B. Garssen
  • D. Godden
  • G.R. Mitchell
  • J.H.M. Wagemans
Book title Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9789090316369
Event Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA)
Pages (from-to) 583-593
Number of pages 11
Publisher Amsterdam: Sic Sat
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH)
Abstract The practice of justifying historical explanations generates causal patterns in which several types of arguments play a role. This paper is aimed at identifying some of such causal patterns on the basis of an exploration of the institutional conventions regarding the nature and the shape of historical explanations as reflected in the Dutch History (1642) by Pieter Hooft. Causal patterns can unveil bias, prejudice and strategic aims, as well explain why a text may be (or has been) interpreted in a specific way.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
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