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Defining what history is (or isn't) |
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Authors: |
Vogli, Elpida |
Reviewer: |
Sakkas, Ioannis |
Subject: | HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > GENERAL HISTORY, THEORY > HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > GENERAL HISTORY, THEORY > HISTORIOGRAPHY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > GENERAL HISTORY, THEORY > HISTORICAL CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > GENERAL HISTORY, THEORY > HISTORIANS |
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Abstract: |
In the first section of the chapter, we will present the conceptual adventures of the term "history" before focusing our attention on history as a theoretical and scientific field, or more simply, as an organized attempt to reconstruct the past by the scientist and professional historian. After all, both science and, more specifically, historical science are terms with clear content, and experience shows that when we disregard the meaning of terms, we usually try to cover up our confusion or our inability to answer a question precisely. Naturally, it is impossible for the reader of this chapter to resolve all their questions about what history is (or is not). But after studying the first section, they will understand why it is difficult to provide a definition of historical science in a few lines or pages and also that they themselves have accepted several often-repeated views about what history is supposed to be. Additionally, they will wonder why different eras and different societies attribute different meanings to the term "history." After explaining what meaning the term science encompasses in different eras, in the second section we will begin our "journey" into the evolution of historical science in media res—that is, from the 19th century, when historians were already professionals (in the sense that by practicing their profession they could earn a living) and were recognized as scientists, as many now held degrees specializing in history, and some held chairs in history departments at various universities around the world, with an increasing number of students enrolling.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Tromara, Sofia |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3820 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Vogli, E. (2015). Defining what history is (or isn't) [Chapter]. In Vogli, E. 2015. What should historians know about their science and profession? [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3820 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
What should historians know about their science and profession? |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |