Analogy; Analogical reasoning; History; History of representations; Martyrdom; Reformed martyrdom; Protestant martyrdom; Sixteenth century; Far-Right martyrdom; Research with societal impact
Abstract :
[en] Short talk at the Post-War Seminar of the ISPOLE at the invitation of Pr. V. Rosoux and Dr. P. Lesaffre. Brief overview of attitudes towards analogical reasoning in the field of History. Focus on an analogical pattern found in 16th c. Protestant martyrdom as well as in 21st c. Far-Right martyrdom: the "conference of martyrs", which itself consists of an diachronical analogy.
Research Center/Unit :
Transitions - Transitions (Département de recherches sur le Moyen Âge tardif & la première Modernité) - ULiège IHR - Institut d'histoire de la Réformation - UNIGE
Disciplines :
History Law, criminology & political science: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Bourgaux, Aurélien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Transitions - Unité de recherches sur le Moyen Âge et la première Modernité
Language :
English
Title :
Analogy as a historian’s practice. Understanding tool or cognitive trap?
Alternative titles :
[fr] L'analogie comme pratique de l'historien. Outil compréhensif ou piège cognitif ?
Publication date :
28 November 2022
Event name :
Post-War Memory Seminar
Event organizer :
ISPOLE - Institut de Sciences politiques Louvain-Europe UCLouvain
Event place :
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Event date :
28 novembre 2022
By request :
Yes
Name of the research project :
« Martyre et anti-martyre dans l’œuvre de Théodore de Bèze (ca 1543-1608) »
Funders :
FRESH - Fonds pour la Recherche en Sciences Humaines
