Chapter 7 The Limits of Historical Knowledge

This will be your last chapter to read and no doubt a dense one. Arguably, the most important chapter when we consider the influence Tosh might have on the way we think and write about history. The "limits" of historical knowledge...what does he mean by that? How have some historians both past and contemporary dealt with these limits? You will need to link these attempts to a few critical philosophical stances (see below).

Key terms you should understand: Positivism, Idealism, Postmodernism