History As A Discipline
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HISTORY AS A DISCIPLINE
WHAT IS HISTORY? ♦ History comes from the Greek word
“historie” or “historia” which means learning, inquiry and/ or investigation. ♦ In general, it is the past of mankind. (Gottchalk) ♦ It is the story of human experience.
NATURE OF HISTORY ♦ IT HAS NO SUBJECT MATTER OF ITS OWN. ♦ IT SYNTHESIZES KNOWLEDGE FROM
MANY FIELDS. ♦ IT ILLUMINATES PIECES OF THE PAST, NOT THE PAST ITSELF. ♦ IT IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING. ♦ IT IS SUBJECTIVE. ♦ IT SEARCHES FOR THE TRUTH. (ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS A RARE COMMODITY)
ELEMENTS OF HISTORY ♦ MAN ♦ PLACE ♦ PERIOD (TIME ELEMENT) ♦ SOURCES
- PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY ♦ CHOOSE A TOPIC FOR
INVESTIGATION OR INQUIRY (STUDIES). ♦ IDENTIFY ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORICAL EVENT. ♦ EXAMINE SOURCES FOR VALIDITY AND BIAS. ♦ SELECT AND ORGANIZE INFORMATION INTO A WELLCRAFTED NARRATIVE.
USES AND IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY
♦ HISTORY SHOWS
US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN. ♦ HISTORY IMPROVES JUDGEMENT. ♦ HISTORY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLES.
♦ HISTORY MAKES
US BETTER THINKERS. ♦ HISTORY SUPPORTS COMMON CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND DIALOGUE.
USES AND IMP’T. CONT’D… ♦ HISTORY SATISFIES A NEED FOR
IDENTITY. ♦ HISTORY GIVES PLEASURE. ♦ STUDYING THE PAST IS PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE.
ISSUES/PROBLEMS OF HISTORY AS A DISCIPLINE ♦ CORRECTING THE
♦ FILLING THE GAPS
ERRORS OF PUBLISHED HISTORICAL WORKS. ♦ REINTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL FACTS OR EVENTS.
IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY. ♦ REWRITING PHILIPPINE HISTORY IN THE FILIPINO POINT OF VIEW.
IMPORTANT QOUTES TO REMEMBER ♦ “TO FORETELL THE DESTINY OF A
NATION, IT IS NECESSARY TO OPEN THE BOOK THAT TELLS OF HER PAST” – DR. JOSE RIZAL ♦ “WHO CONTROLS THE PAST CONTROLS THE FUTURE; WHO CONTROLS THE PRESENT CONTROLS THE PAST” – GEORGE ORWELL
QOUTES CONT’D… ♦ “THE DISADVANTAGE OF MEN NOT
KNOWING THE PAST IS THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE PRESENT” – G. K. CHESTERTON ♦ “THOSE WHO CANNOT LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT” – GEORGE SANTAYANA ♦ “THE SUPREME PURPOSE OF HISTORY IS A BETTER WORLD” – HERBERT HOOVER
WHAT IS HISTORY? ♦ History comes from the Greek word
“historie” or “historia” which means learning, inquiry and/ or investigation. ♦ In general, it is the past of mankind. (Gottchalk) ♦ It is the story of human experience.
NATURE OF HISTORY ♦ IT HAS NO SUBJECT MATTER OF ITS OWN. ♦ IT SYNTHESIZES KNOWLEDGE FROM
MANY FIELDS. ♦ IT ILLUMINATES PIECES OF THE PAST, NOT THE PAST ITSELF. ♦ IT IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING. ♦ IT IS SUBJECTIVE. ♦ IT SEARCHES FOR THE TRUTH. (ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS A RARE COMMODITY)
ELEMENTS OF HISTORY ♦ MAN ♦ PLACE ♦ PERIOD (TIME ELEMENT) ♦ SOURCES
- PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY ♦ CHOOSE A TOPIC FOR
INVESTIGATION OR INQUIRY (STUDIES). ♦ IDENTIFY ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORICAL EVENT. ♦ EXAMINE SOURCES FOR VALIDITY AND BIAS. ♦ SELECT AND ORGANIZE INFORMATION INTO A WELLCRAFTED NARRATIVE.
USES AND IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY
♦ HISTORY SHOWS
US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN. ♦ HISTORY IMPROVES JUDGEMENT. ♦ HISTORY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLES.
♦ HISTORY MAKES
US BETTER THINKERS. ♦ HISTORY SUPPORTS COMMON CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND DIALOGUE.
USES AND IMP’T. CONT’D… ♦ HISTORY SATISFIES A NEED FOR
IDENTITY. ♦ HISTORY GIVES PLEASURE. ♦ STUDYING THE PAST IS PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE.
ISSUES/PROBLEMS OF HISTORY AS A DISCIPLINE ♦ CORRECTING THE
♦ FILLING THE GAPS
ERRORS OF PUBLISHED HISTORICAL WORKS. ♦ REINTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL FACTS OR EVENTS.
IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY. ♦ REWRITING PHILIPPINE HISTORY IN THE FILIPINO POINT OF VIEW.
IMPORTANT QOUTES TO REMEMBER ♦ “TO FORETELL THE DESTINY OF A
NATION, IT IS NECESSARY TO OPEN THE BOOK THAT TELLS OF HER PAST” – DR. JOSE RIZAL ♦ “WHO CONTROLS THE PAST CONTROLS THE FUTURE; WHO CONTROLS THE PRESENT CONTROLS THE PAST” – GEORGE ORWELL
QOUTES CONT’D… ♦ “THE DISADVANTAGE OF MEN NOT
KNOWING THE PAST IS THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE PRESENT” – G. K. CHESTERTON ♦ “THOSE WHO CANNOT LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT” – GEORGE SANTAYANA ♦ “THE SUPREME PURPOSE OF HISTORY IS A BETTER WORLD” – HERBERT HOOVER
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