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1. Only Filipino can truly express his/her 3. History helps us learn to understand
love for the Philippines and desire for the other people and culture.
unity of the people.
4. History teaches a working
2. The Filipino point of view would be understanding of change.
more inclined ones, thereby contributing
to a certain degree of national pride. 5. History gives us the tools we need to be
decent citizens.
3. Filipinos are more familiar with the
historical roots of their problems. 6. History makes us better decision
makers.
4. It could be noted that Filipino know
their history, culture and identity better 7. History bridges the gap between the
than foreign historians do. present and the past and helps in
projecting the future.
MAJOR PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS IN THE
STUDY OF HISTORY 8. History promotes nationalism, patriotism,
civic consciousness and responsible
1. Cyclical View citizenry.
History repeat itself
All human events occur in cycles 9. History helps in interpreting conditions
Its famous proponents were of a given space and time.
Herodotus and Spengler.
10. History helps us to learn from the past
2. Providential View experiences of other people and
History is determined by God and prevents us from repeating the same
being the author of everything. mistakes.
It consists of recordings the death
struggle between good and evil.
History, therefore, is God’s grand
design.
No interpretation is needed
because everything is willed by God.
3. Progressive View
Mankind is getting better and better
through the ages.
Mankind is responsible for the
advancement of civilization.