西方的传统与转变（英文）课件.pptVIP

Introduction: What is history? What is history? 19th century was a great age for “facts” BUT, accuracy is a duty, NOT a virtue So, “facts” were raw materials only Most important of all, “facts do not speak for themselves, facts have to be interpreted” The duty of the historian is to “interpret”! What is history? + perspective, insight, with “vision” + thematic organization + imaginative understanding (4th dimension = time) “speeches” Pericles (in the 5th century B.C. Athens) “….. (Pericles) saw what the polis can do for her citizens, and what the citizens can do for their polis.”