Concept information
Preferred term
historical understanding
Definition
- Historical understanding (Verstehen) has to do with grasping the intentional content attached to human actions. It is a distinctive approach to the human sciences, typically based on the idea that the meaningful nature of human action requires a distinct epistemology in the form of historical understanding. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Historical Understanding]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/historical_understanding
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