Learning History

J.V. Torres, BATIS: Sources in Philippine History.

C&E Publishing Inc., 2018.
WHAT IS HISTORY?
Learning History

● History - derived from the Greek word istoiα, meaning learning

Excerpts from Understanding History: A Primer of Historical
Method by Louis Gottschalk ( 1950, New York: Knopf, p.17)

“History meant a systematic account of a set of natural

phenomena”

Aristotle, Philosopher
Patterns/Theories of History

● Theories serves as a guide on how the past is being recreated as

it sets limitations.
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Hegellian Dialectic

Synthesis Thesis
History is spiral in
nature

Antithesis
Patterns/Theories of History
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Reasons to Study History

1. Mistakes and problems

2. Determine solutions and answers
3. Cultural orientation
4. Progress and innovation
5. Causal relations
Thank you!
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

Irish Mae Dantes, MPA

Department of Social Sciences, Humanities
and Philosophy
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