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Philosophy of History
History is the empirical past. Historical writing is rational narrative that aligns with reality.
MODE:
Evidence from the time being studied.
Primary source
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Philosophy of History.
The philosophical label for the belief that humans perceive the world exactly as it is.
Naïve objectivism
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Philosophy of History.
Using reason to organize evidence into an explanation or story.
Rational reconstruction
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Philosophy of History.
What age names when ancient humans started forming rocks into tools?
Stone Age
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Paleolithic Era.
Why is the term Middle Ages preferred over “Dark Ages?”
Eurocentric (oversimplified)
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Epistemology.
What type of idea is historical writing?
Rational
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Idea of Ideas.