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Which is the more important attribute of the historians; the ability to analyse evidence scientifically or the ability to develop interpretation of evidence using creative imagination?
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Which is the more important attribute of the historians; the ability to analyse evidence scientifically or the ability to develop interpretation of evidence using creative imagination? To answer the question, one has to know what's his or her definition of history and what does he or she expect history to do and historians to do to history itself. In my opinion, I think that history is the study of what happened in the past (in an abstract way, so only the important events) by analysing and interpreting evidence (i.e. primary such as newspaper of the same day and secondary such as history textbooks). It is, in other words, the interpretation of the facts of those events and process which causes and effects (things which make the events important) are found. Usually, we are focusing on what happened to world of politics, international relations, military conflicts, etc. I believe History only...
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