Type journalArticle Authors Michael Hobart Publication title History and Theory Issue 1 Volume 28 Pages 43 Language English Keywords 1 theory and philosophy of historiography epistemology idealism objectivity/subjectivity realism/anti-realism schools/paradigms truth (historical) Abstract Focuses on the paradox of historical constructionism. Development of a critique of idealist theories of history; Putative objectivity in historical knowledge; Adoption of constructionism to ground a skeptical perspective.