EVENT: HISTORY BEYOND THE PLOT

The author is looking for an opportunity to analyze the nature of a historical event, free from deterministic and constructivist premises scientifical thinking, not reducible logic pragmatics structuralist narrativist approaches. It starts Heidegger’s understanding it as “un-overpassed” (das Unumgängliche) scientific historiography so-called “unhidden” truth (aletheia). Since within Heideggerian “being-historical thinking” event reveals its derivative narrative structure “history being”, attempt made clarify properties with help neopragmatist interpretation proposed in works R. Rorty. latter sees merit Heidegger discovery contingency any human project. However, Heidegger, according Rorty, was up mark his discovery. He lacked self-irony refrain presenting own, finite contingent, history Western thought terms being” “event” truth. At same time, Rorty does hide skepticism about ability philosophers do without “fateful” meaning. provide specificity reducing trace favor private “selfcreation” carried out by means fictional narrative. Therefore, finds work “The Effect Reality Historical Writing” F. Ankersmit more suitable clarifying contingent which “non-functionality” details ekphrasis can radically change meaning even abolish distance separating past present. text ends brief overview conceptions are developed modern theory independently Ankersmit, but reveal similar view this event.