Abstract
Alun Munslow distinguishes three approaches to historical knowledge: reconstructionism, constructionism and deconstructionism. This threefold classification proved to be an effective means for him to discuss recent developments concerning such topics as narrative, correspondence, reference, etc. Moreover, his classificatory framework has also been utilized by other authors to interpret various issues of historical work. In this paper, however, I modify his classification and make a distinction between direct realism and impositionalism. I argue that the latter categorization seems to be more appropriate if one wants to follow the most general epistemological and ontological presuppositions of the views on historical knowledge.
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