No slaves to words: S. P. Thompson's theory of history

Centaurus 63 (3):489-498 (2021)
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Abstract

S. P. Thompson developed a detailed theory of history in order to understand and explain changes in both science and religion over the centuries. This theory tried to take science and religion seriously as categories based on genuine aspects of human experience, and to understand trends that both brought them together and separated them. For him, the most important element of the practice of history was not “truth,” but rather “sincerity.” This required active reflection on the historian's own outlook and own place in history as a conscious actor.

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