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Canadian philosopher
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23 June 1921(Montreal, Canada)
Death:
6 August 2009(Toronto, Canada)
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University of Toronto
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Biography
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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." (1957).
- Dray, William H. History as re-enactment: RG Collingwood's idea of history. Clarendon Press, 1999.
- Dray, William H. "Philosophy of history." (1966).
- Dray, William H. "Holism and individualism in history and social science." (1967).
- Dray, William H. "On the nature and role of narrative in historiography." History and theory 10.2 (1971): 153–171.
- Dray, William H. On history and philosophers of history. Vol. 2. Brill, 1989.