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- Title
Historical Inquiry: Herodotus, Thucydides and the Classroom.
- Authors
Whitehouse, John A.
- Abstract
The author discusses the relevance of two Greek historians namely Herodotus of Halicarnassus and Thucydides. In this article, the author argues that the seeds of historical inquiry are sown by Herodotus. Although the latter occupies an enduring position in Western ideology, the author stresses that modern historians should not underestimate the enduring influence of Thucydides on historical inquiry. He adds that the work of Thucydides sets out to win the confidence of the readers by displaying the exacting nature of his historical inquiry. The author stresses that the methodological concerns of Herodotus and Thucydides live on in the discipline of history and create promise for history curriculum.
- Subjects
HALICARNASSUS (Extinct city); HERODOTUS, ca. 484 B.C.-425 B.C.; THUCYDIDES, ca. 460 B.C.-395 B.C.; HISTORIANS; HISTORY education; IDEOLOGY &; literature; THOUGHT &; thinking; CURRICULUM; WESTERN society
- Publication
Agora, 2009, Vol 44, Issue 4, p4
- ISSN
0044-6726
- Publication type
Article