Abstract
ABSTRACT This essay examines the unique positioning of Martin L. Davies within contemporary theory and philosophy of history, giving particular attention to the once again timely question of what is meant by historicity and historicization, as well as exploring the ways in which Davies suggests our relation to historical knowledge can, and perhaps should, be reconceived. The examination proceeds in three main parts, lingering on Davies’ relation to ‘postmodern’ theory of history, his all-consuming conception of historical thought and his views on how this sense of ‘history’ might be countered and questioned. These issues are viewed as especially important in the current disciplinary and societal context, where – arguably – disciplinary history is losing ground and parahistorical, often quite loosely historical thought and remembrance, dominate. The importance of assessing Davies’ contribution to all these questions cannot be overstated.
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