History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2013 History
Consider the statement that before the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, history writing in the West suffered from certain weaknesses. Which one of the following justifies the above?
AMost of the writers were ignorant about the idea of change through time
BThe subject matter of history was treated more or less as a branch of literature or philosophy
CBoth (a) and (b) ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) Both (a) and (b) — Both statements justify it, so the answer is both (a) and (b).
Explanation
★Both statements justify it, so the answer is both (a) and (b).
★Before the scientific revolution, Western history writing did suffer from real weaknesses.
★Most writers had little sense of change and development through time.
★They often saw the past as static or fixed.
★History was also treated as a branch of literature or philosophy rather than a separate discipline.
★The scientific revolution later encouraged a more critical and source-based study of the past.
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