Re: Are you the academic for the mid- late- C19th? Archived Message
Posted by Thomas Newfield on October 11, 2019, 5:05 pm, in reply to "Are you the academic for the mid- late- C19th?"
Derek said Germany and England are "traditionally the same and culturally similar" - something like that. Not disputing that, rather tried to unpick it; and said I think, what's interesting is wherein lies the difference. After all if there's no difference, how come everybody believes in the existence of such things as "England", "Germany", "Britischers" - und so on. I think by looking at history carefully and combining it with geophraphical info, archeology and paleontology we can develop a historiography, a way of seeing how things change; the nature of and functions of identity, group identity and evolution. And what's history really but recorded experience?Put these together and you have a method for making generalisations, an empirical method. Part of this in the west is called cultural anthropology but in the east it's known as ethnology. (They're not scared of the word "ethnic" - after all they beat the Nazis). There you have a basis for empirical generalisation within historical bounds relative to your aim. A stamp marked "historical materialism" hovering over your long list of historical erudition does not cut the cake. Though it's worth noting ethnic and natural history is perfectly compatible with the latter. Also worth recalling empiricism is never enough anyway, but that's a different story. So chill yer beans dude.
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