A Preface to History: Analysis and Criticism
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Adult & Continuing Education, History
| Author: | Broomhandle Books | ISBN: | 9781311266941 |
| Publisher: | Broomhandle Books | Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Broomhandle Books |
| ISBN: | 9781311266941 |
| Publisher: | Broomhandle Books |
| Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Carl Gustavson's classic "A Preface to History" provides a fruitful source through which to examine a normative approach to history, debate the nature of objectivity in historical discussion, investigate historical-mindedness as a practical tool and analyze the basic forces that drive history. This paper presents shortcomings in Gustavson's approach to history and suggests that history may be a political tool rather than a detached scientific presentation of new knowledge in each of its revisions.
Carl Gustavson's classic "A Preface to History" provides a fruitful source through which to examine a normative approach to history, debate the nature of objectivity in historical discussion, investigate historical-mindedness as a practical tool and analyze the basic forces that drive history. This paper presents shortcomings in Gustavson's approach to history and suggests that history may be a political tool rather than a detached scientific presentation of new knowledge in each of its revisions.
