William Herbert Dray

Short description: Canadian philosopher (1921–2009)

William H. Dray

Born| (1921-06-23)23 June 1921
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died| 6 August 2009(2009-08-06) (aged 87)
Occupation| Writer, Philosopher, Professor
Alma mater| University of Toronto (BA)
Oxford University (BA, MA, DPhil)

William Herbert Dray (23 June 1921, in Montreal - 6 August 2009, in Toronto) was a Canadian philosopher of history. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa.[1]

He is known for his version of anti-positivist Verstehen in history, in Laws and Explanation in History,[2] and his work on R. G. Collingwood.

## Selected publications

* Dray, William H. Laws and explanation in history. Oxford University Press, 1957.
* Dray, William H. Philosophy of history. Prentice-Hall 1964.
* Dray, William H. Holism and individualism in history and social science. 1967.
* Dray, William H. 'On the nature and role of narrative in historiography', in History and theory 10.2 (1971): 153–171.
* Dray, William H. On history and philosophers of history, vol. 2 of Philosophy of History and Culture, ed. by Krausz, Michael. Brill, 1989.
* Dray, William H. History as re-enactment: RG Collingwood's idea of history. Clarendon Press, 1996.

## Notes

1. ↑ "Official page". http://www.philosophy.uottawa.ca/faculty/dray.html.
2. ↑ Michael Martin, Verstehen: The Uses of Understanding in the Social Sciences (2000), p. 103.

## References

* Canadian Encyclopedia page

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