Robert Piercey is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Campion College, University of Regina.

• Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: the uses of the past; 1. Doing philosophy historically; 2. The role of narrative; 3. Defending the historical thesis; 4. The critical approach: MacIntyre; 5. The diagnostic approach: Heidegger; 6. The synthetic approach: Ricoeur; Consequences; References; Index.

Robert Piercey is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Campion College, University of Regina.

• Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: the uses of the past; 1. Doing philosophy historically; 2. The role of narrative; 3. Defending the historical thesis; 4. The critical approach: MacIntyre; 5. The diagnostic approach: Heidegger; 6. The synthetic approach: Ricoeur; Consequences; References; Index.

Robert Piercey is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Campion College, University of Regina.

• Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: the uses of the past; 1. Doing philosophy historically; 2. The role of narrative; 3. Defending the historical thesis; 4. The critical approach: MacIntyre; 5. The diagnostic approach: Heidegger; 6. The synthetic approach: Ricoeur; Consequences; References; Index.