Monthly Archives: September 2017
01. Objectivity
Comment on “What Are Historical Facts, P. 331-335” Kayla Mizelle by blogrh
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Nice summary and commentary, Kayla. I like how you found a picture of Dr. Becker as well.
In your last sentence, you write about the ability to make “assumptions and affirmations.” Could you explore that notion more, and explain how those assumptions and affirmations are built upon evidence? Students will need to avoid making such assumptions and affirmations if the evidence contradicts their beliefs, no?
Again, this is a well-written post that not only helps readers understand Becker’s writing; it also offers your take on his subject and how you can use it in your life as an educator. RH
01. Objectivity
Objectivity and History
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Robson opens by describing the reaction of academic institutions to Thomas S. Kuhn’s The structure of Scientific Revolutions. The “crisis”, as Robson describes it, underscored the idea of there being no real truth in philosophy and science, that the “truths” of history may not be any more real than the physical world science attempts to …
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Helen Goggins: Objectivity in History
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In K. Anbalakan’s article, “Objectivity in History: An Analysis”, informs the reader of the different perspectives surrounding the notion of objective history. The idea of objective history dates back to Herodotus who believed a true form of history is achieved by gathering facts from both sides of a specific event that the history is being […]
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Historical Objectivity: Does it exist?
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Is history objective or subjective? The answer is both. While every historian strives to eradicate personal bias and subjectivity from their research, it is impossible to do so completely. Niall Ferguson, history professor at Harvard University, explores this idea in a short video entitled “Is there such a thing as historical objectivity?”. Ferguson attributes to …
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Objectivity and Bias in the Study of History: Is Objectivity Achievable?
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The article I was assigned to read and critique dealt with explaining the practice of history as a scientific endeavor, rather than as a subsection of literature. The author, Mamta Aggarwal, begins her argument by stating that when writing or studying history it is inevitable that there will be subjectivity and personal bias. Her argument …
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Cece Burger: Can History be Objective? By Matthieu Watson Santerre
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Matthieu Watson Santerre is a Master’s student in History of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Santerre has published and posted several articles on a variety of topics. In September of 2014 he decided to address the question, is there an amount of time between facts and historical analysis/writing that …
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“What are Historical Facts? Part 1” Analysis, (pages 327-330)
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Jason Arquette Professor Hirsh Blog Post 1U 09/04/2017 Carl Becker’s “What are Historical Facts” briefly begins to explore the role of facts in society as a platform to launch the idea that they serve as ‘a mere convenience’ to society, and historical facts are no exception. Moreover Becker argues that there are always a multitude…
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“What Are Historical Facts, P. 331-335, Part 2” Kayla Mizelle
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Carl L. Becker in, “What Are Historical Facts” pages 331-335 attempts to help aspiring historians understand where a historical fact exists. He explains that a historical fact exists either in the mind of a person or it does not exist at all. He explains that an event could be recorded and written down but with out …
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In Defense of History and Postmodernism
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Richard Evan’s wrote the book “In Defense of History” in 1997 to fight of those who believe in Postmodernism. In order to explain this, we must first define postmodernism. According to Merriam Webster, postmodernism can be defined as: of, relating to, or being a theory that involves a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, …