topic 3 Flashcards
history (10 cards)
what are social sciences?
they study the man as an individual and as a part of society. the human being in society
what is history?
can be the narrative and exhibition of past events, or the process of transformation process experience by certain reality to reach the present status, OR information obtained from questions of the type of what, how and why
who is the father of history?
herodoto, but thucydides should be
difference between history and historiography?
history narrates the actions, events, while historiography analyzes and interprets historical data objectively
what is historiography?
study of historical perspectives
what was karl marx and friedrich’s view?
that the class struggle is what really moves history
what are the 3 methods for studying history?
Hipothetical deductive method, inductive method, Historical materialism
what is hipothetical deductive method?
hypothesis have their origin from a problem exposed by a question
what is the deductive method?
Hypotheses are obtained observing facts. laws are generalized from observable statements.
what is Historical materialism?
Investigates human society as a result of productive activity.