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Georg Gangl "A Philosophical Framework for Assessing Political Influence on Historiography"

On 09.06-10.06.2022, the Centre for Philosophical Studies of History organized the workshop "The Future of Philosophy of History" at the University of Oulu, Finland. This is the recording of Georg Gangl's (University of Oulu, Finland) talk "Rules of Engagement. A Philosophical Framework for Assessing Political Influence on Historiography" and the following discussion. For the programme of the entire workshop, please see: https://www.oulu.fi/en/blogs/philosop.... Abstract Historiography has been implicated in politics and received impulses from political movements and ideas ever since its inception as a scientific discipline in the first half of the 19th century. While the discipline for most of the 19th and 20th centuries had dealings and exchanges with the grand political ideologies of the time, mainly nationalism and Marxism, it is today faced with other political concerns and agendas: feminism, postcolonialism, queer theory, to name a few. Historians themselves also hold political beliefs reflective of the whole political spectrum. The eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012), for example, was an avowed Marxist and engaged in radical left-wing politics for most of his life whereas other renowned historians such as Niall Ferguson or David Engels are committed to the Right of the political spectrum. It seems clear that the political beliefs and theories of the day influence the work of the historian; what is less clear is which aspects of their work are (most) affected and whether this effect is (overall) positive or negative. In my talk, I will scrutinize the influence political beliefs and theories have on different aspects of the historian’s craft such as the subject matter chosen, the theories employed, and the historical method in general. I will also offer a framework for assessing this influence based on a coherentist account of (epistemic) justification. I will conclude with reflections on some (meta-)political positions and interests all historians should be able to agree on if they want to see their disciplinary endeavour continue, no matter their actual positioning on the political spectrum. • Homepage:https://www.oulu.fi/en/university/fac... • Twitter:   / cpshoulu​   • Facebook:   / ​   • Blog: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/future-... • Master’s programme History Culture and Philosophy: https://www.oulu.fi/centreforphilosop... • Visiting scholars programme: https://www.oulu.fi/centreforphilosop... Recording: Mikko Kurttila Concept: Georg Gangl/Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen/Ilkka Lähteenmäki/Kalle Pihlainen