The Characteristics of the Theory of History in Ancient China |
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Authors: | Lindong Qu |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of History, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China |
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Abstract: | Historical studies in ancient China have left us many bountiful legacies. One of them is the theory of (objective) history,
whose major characteristics can be loosely divided into the following categories: (1) a wide variety of literary forms, including
theoretical remarks affixed to historical narratives and even special chapters and books on historical criticism; (2) continuity
of research at many levels of historiographic theory; (3) reasoning through facts (i.e., basing theory on facts and offering
arguments by following historical evidence); and (4) a wealth of masterpieces.
Translated from Academic Research, No. 1, 2004 |
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Keywords: | historical studies in ancient China theory of history characteristics |
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