Historians' Virtues
Herman Paul
Why do historians so often talk about objectivity, empathy, and fair-mindedness? What roles such personal qualities play in historical studies? And why does it make sense to call them virtues rather than skills or habits? Historians' Virtues is the first publication explore these questions some depth. With case studies from across centuries, Element identifies major discontinuities how talked marks of a good scholar. At same time, draws attention long-term legacies that last until today. were, are, invoked debates over historian's task. They reveal position themselves vis-à-vis political regimes, religious traditions, neoliberal university systems. More importantly, they show study not only requires knowledge technical skills, but also makes demands on character its practitioners. This title available as Open Access Cambridge Core.