b. 1943
Keith Jenkins (born 1943) is a British philosopher of history and postmodern theorist best known for his influential critiques of historical objectivity and epistemological foundationalism. His work engages broadly with questions of truth, knowledge, and metaphysical claims, drawing on poststructuralist and skeptical traditions. He held a professorship at the University of Chichester and shaped contemporary debates in historiography and critical theory.
Authored Re-thinking History (1991), a foundational postmodern critique of historical objectivity
Developed sustained skeptical critiques of correspondence theories of truth
Applied poststructuralist epistemology to undermine foundationalist metaphysical claims
Edited Why History? (1997), consolidating postmodern debates in historical theory
Influenced generations of historians and theorists through his anti-realist methodology