HISTORY

 Derived from a greek word “historia” which means learning by inquiry.

 The Greek Philosopher Aristotle look upon history as a systematic accounting of a set o a
natural phenomena.
 Chronological arrangement of the account.
 This explained that knowledge is derived through conducting a process of scientific
investigation of past events.
 History is usually referred as account of phenomena, especially human affairs in chronological
order.
Theories Constructed in Investigating History
1. Factual History— presents the readers the plain and basic information of:
A. What — the events that took place
B. When — the time and date with which the events happened.
C. Where— the place with which the events happened.
D. Who — people involved
2. Speculative History—It tries to speculate on the cause and effects of the events. Goes beyond
the fact because it is more concerned in:
A. Why— the reasons for which the events happened.
B. How— the way they happened.

Historians— individuals who write about history.

Historiography —the practice of historical writing. Also used to study in the field of:
1. Archeology
2. Geology

The Limitation of Historical Knowledge

1. History-as-actuality — the whole history of the past.
2. History-as-record — the surviving records. It is a tiny part of a whole phenomenon.
History as the Subjective Process of Re-Creation
 The historian aims verisimilitude or the truth, authenticity, plausibility.
Historical Method and Historiography
 Historical Method — process of critically examining and analyzing the records and survival of
the past.
 Historiography — the imaginative reconstruction of the past from the data.
 Historical Analysis is also an important element of historical method.
1. Select the subject to investigate
2. Collect probable sources of information on the subject.
3. Examine the sources genuineness, in part of in whole.
4. Extract credible “particulars” from the sources.