Butterfield's sociology of Whig history + The 'Whig Interpretation of History' by Herbert Butterfield: A contribution to the study of anachronism in modern historical thought

Type
journalArticle
Authors
Publication title
Clio-a Journal of Literature History and the Philosophy of History
Issue
4
Volume
25
Pages
345-363
Short title
Butterfield's sociology of Whig history + The 'Whig Interpretation of History' by Herbert Butterfield
Language
English
Keywords
1 theory and philosophy of historiography
anachronism
progress/decline
time/temporality
Abstract
Poe discusses Herbert Butterfield's "The Whig Interpretation of History." The general pull of anachronism is the result of attempts to grapple with three paradoxes of modern historical research.