Note: This is a longer version of the review published here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy-of-science/article/abs/review-of-paul-a-roths-the-philosophical-structure-of-historical-explanation/3F91E3462834E56669B4379A11A819D2 The philosophical structure of historical explanation.Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2020, 208 pp Roth’s book is rich and intense. In a relatively short space, it seeks to locate historiographical explanations within our general metaphysical and epistemic predicaments. Understanding the argumentative nuances of the book […]

In his paper “Speaking of Facts: or, Reality without Realism,” Paul Roth criticizes the arguments I present in my work “A Deceiving Resemblance: Realism Debates in Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Historiography”.[1] Roth’s critique of my position in his paper reveals several fundamental issues that are symptomatic of broader issues in philosophy of historiography. […]