William Herbert Dray
Canadian philosopher (1921–2009)
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::summary Canadian philosopher (1921–2009) ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | William H. Dray |
| alma_mater | University of Toronto (BA) |
| Oxford University (BA, MA, DPhil) | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| death_date | |
| occupation | Writer, Philosopher, Professor |
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| name = William H. Dray | alma_mater = University of Toronto (BA) Oxford University (BA, MA, DPhil) | birth_date = | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | death_date = | occupation = Writer, Philosopher, Professor William Herbert Dray (23 June 1921, in Montreal – 6 August 2009, in Toronto) was a Canadian philosopher of history. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa.
He is known for his version of anti-positivist Verstehen in history, in Laws and Explanation in History, and his work on R. G. Collingwood.
Selected publications
- Dray, William H. Laws and explanation in history. Oxford University Press, 1957.
- Dray, William H. Philosophy of history. Prentice-Hall 1964.
- Dray, William H. Holism and individualism in history and social science. 1967.
- Dray, William H. 'On the nature and role of narrative in historiography', in History and theory 10.2 (1971): 153–171.
- Dray, William H. On history and philosophers of history, vol. 2 of Philosophy of History and Culture, ed. by Krausz, Michael. Brill, 1989.
- Dray, William H. History as re-enactment: RG Collingwood's idea of history. Clarendon Press, 1996.
Notes
References
References
- "Official page".
- Michael Martin, ''Verstehen: The Uses of Understanding in the Social Sciences'' (2000), p. 103.
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