HIS200 Approaches to the Past: History in Theory and in Practice
3-3-0

This course will provide an analytical survey of the development of historical consciousness from the ancient world to the present, through a detailed examination of selected classical, medieval, modern and postmodern texts. Philosophical issues in the study of the past, such as causation, objectivity and the nature of historical explanation will also be covered.





Not open to students with credit in HIS 367