history kineme Flashcards
history was derived from the Greek noun _________
historia
historia means
learning
what is history for aristotle
it is a systematic account of a set of natural phenomena
common definition of history
past of mankind
german word for history
geschichte
geschichte means
that which has happened
it is the experience of a generation long dead, most of whom left no records or whose records, if they exist, have never been disturbed by the historian’s truth
fortiori
objective means
intention of acquiring detached and truthful knowledge independent of one’s personal reactions.
subjective is
illusory or based upon personal considerations and hence either untrue or biased
dynamic or genetic
the becoming
static
the being or the become
interpretative
explaining how and how things happened and were interrelated
descriptive
telling what happened, when, where, and who took part
descriptive data
can be derived directly and immediately from surviving artifacts.
historical context can be given to them only if they can be placed in a human setting
whole history of the past is also called
history as actuality