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'History and Philosophy of the Humanities: An Introduction' presents a reasoned overview of the conceptual and historical backgrounds of the humanities. In four sections, it discusses:  - the most influential views on scientific knowledge from Aristotle to Thomas Kuhn;  - the birth of the modern humanities and its relation to the natural and social sciences;  - the various methodological schools and conceptual issues in the humanities;  - several themes that set the agenda for current debates in the humanities: critiques of modernity; gender, sexuality and identity; and postcolonialism.   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