Phil Histo - L1

History

A chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes (Merriam Webster Dictionary)

Historia; knowledge acquired through inquiry and investigation

history came from the Greek word ___ meaning ___ and/or “the account of the past of a person or of a group of people through written documents and historical evidences”

History

A discipline or a field of study and investigation that is primarily concerned with human
activities done in the past

Human activities, an inquiry, concerned with the past

the three dimensions of history are:

History

A scientific discipline that relies on different sources

Greek civilization

A period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific achievements that formed
a legacy with unparalleled influence on Western civilization

Herodotus

he is known as the Father of History

Herodotus

The first historian known to collect his materials systematically

Herodotus

The first one who approached recording the past with a humanistic focus

Histories

the famous work of Herodotus that described the deeds of men in the past for posterity or future use

Thucydides

known as the Father of Scientific History

Thucydides

He was the first one who highlighted the importance of the systematic and impartial collection of evidence as pre-requisite in writing history

Thucydides

Believed that the only reliable source were testimonies of eyewitnesses

History of the Peloponnesian War

What was the magnum opus of Thucydides

Positivism

An essential philosophy that would serve as a vital anchor of the scientific method

French philosopher Auguste Comte

positivism was founded by ___

Positivism

real knowledge lies in the actual observation of facts

Positivism

Prefers collecting quantitative data using objective research methods, such as closed
questionnaire, structured interviews and experiments

Historiography

a theory, doctrine, or style that emphasizes the importance of history (Merriam Webster
Dictionary)

Historiography

Helps in understanding facts and the historian’s contexts and encourages critical
thinking among students

Historicism

an intellectual movement that refers to the belief that history should be studied for its
own sake

Historicism

Leopold von Ranke advocated this idea. According to him, the task of the historian is
neither to guard certain values nor to judge certain pasts but that the task of the historian
should be to bring the past back to life