Historical method
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| - | The '''historical method''' comprises the techniques and guidelines by which [[historian]]s use [[primary source]]s and other evidence to research and then to [[historiography|write history]]. The question of the nature, and indeed the possibility, of sound historical method is raised in the [[philosophy of history]], as a question of [[epistemology]]. The following summarizes the history guidelines commonly used by historians in their work, under the headings of external criticism, internal criticism, and synthesis. | + | |
| + | '''Historical method''' is the collection of techniques and guidelines that [[historian]]s use to research and write [[history|histories]] of the past. [[Secondary source]]s, [[primary source]]s and material [[evidence]] such as that derived from [[archaeology]] may all be drawn on, and the historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority, and combining their testimony appropriately in order to construct an accurate and reliable picture of past events and environments. | ||
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| + | In the [[philosophy of history]], the question of the [[nature]], and the possibility, of a sound historical method is raised within the sub-field of [[epistemology]]. The study of historical method and of different ways of writing history is known as [[historiography]]. | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Antiquarian]] | ||
| *[[Archaeology]] | *[[Archaeology]] | ||
| *[[Archival research]] | *[[Archival research]] | ||
| *[[Auxiliary sciences of history]] | *[[Auxiliary sciences of history]] | ||
| + | *[[Chinese whispers]] | ||
| *[[Historical criticism]] | *[[Historical criticism]] | ||
| + | *[[Historical significance]] | ||
| *[[Historiography]] | *[[Historiography]] | ||
| + | *[[List of history journals]] | ||
| *[[Philosophy of history]] | *[[Philosophy of history]] | ||
| + | *[[Recorded history]] | ||
| *[[Scholarly method]] | *[[Scholarly method]] | ||
| *[[Scientific method]] | *[[Scientific method]] | ||
| *[[Source criticism]] | *[[Source criticism]] | ||
| + | *[[Unwitting testimony]] | ||
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Historical method is the collection of techniques and guidelines that historians use to research and write histories of the past. Secondary sources, primary sources and material evidence such as that derived from archaeology may all be drawn on, and the historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority, and combining their testimony appropriately in order to construct an accurate and reliable picture of past events and environments.
In the philosophy of history, the question of the nature, and the possibility, of a sound historical method is raised within the sub-field of epistemology. The study of historical method and of different ways of writing history is known as historiography.
See also
- Antiquarian
- Archaeology
- Archival research
- Auxiliary sciences of history
- Chinese whispers
- Historical criticism
- Historical significance
- Historiography
- List of history journals
- Philosophy of history
- Recorded history
- Scholarly method
- Scientific method
- Source criticism
- Unwitting testimony
