Auteur: Jonathan Gorman

Thirteen expert historians and philosophers address basic questions on historical time and on the distinctions between past, present and future. Their contributions are organised around four themes: …

In "Rights and Reason", Jonathan Gorman sets discussion of the ‘rights debate’ within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysic …

In "Rights and Reason", Jonathan Gorman sets discussion of the ‘rights debate’ within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysic …

The historical profession is not noted for examining its own methodologies. Indeed, most historians are averse to historical theory. In ‘Historical Judgement’ Jonathan Gorman”s response to this stat …

The historical profession is not noted for examining its own methodologies. Indeed, most historians are averse to historical theory. In ‘Historical Judgement’ Jonathan Gorman”s response to this stat …

He begins by contrasting the ideas of Plato, Hobbes, and Locke and their appeal to reason with the empiricism of Hume, showing that the issue of whether rights can express independent authoritative s …