Description: Co-authored by three philosophers, this ground-breaking book explores a range of new and classic questions concerning the humanities. For example, do the humanities (like the sciences) really make progress? Is there anything that unifies scholarship in the humanities, across fields as diverse as history, literary studies, philosophy, and musicology? And what should we make of the political aims of the humanities--for example, the desire by many scholars in the humanities to uncover systems of oppression and domination?
Review Quotes: "Authors Grimm (Fordham Univ.), Peels (Vrije Univ. Amsterdam, the Netherlands), and van Woudenberg (Vrije Univ. Amsterdam, the Netherlands) write from within the analytic tradition and begin by setting out what they believe the humanities disciplines have in common and what their epistemic aims are. They then proceed to discuss how concepts such as authority, methods, truth, political standpoints, progress, and replication play out in the humanities. ...Clearly written, with helpful footnotes, this is an ideal overview as well as a source of insight and provocation for further thought on the many questions the book raises and the answers it offers about humanistic inquiry." -- M. Meola, CHOICE