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Why Approaches Change I: Evidence, Contexts, Perspectives and Philosophies of History

Evidence, contexts, perspectives and philosophies
Key questions · Key question: Why have approaches to history changed over time?

What this note covers

  1. Explaining change, not just describing it
  2. Availability of evidence: archives, discoveries and releases
  3. Contexts of historians: generations, institutions and politics
  4. Changing perspectives about how history should be constructed
  5. Changing philosophies of history
  6. Weighing the causes of change

6 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes

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