University of St. La Salle - Bacolod City

CAS 1321121

Reminder  This powerpoint presentation may be used as a reference but please make the necessary acknowledgment and documentation of your source. 2 Outline of Discussion I. History as Reconstruction II. The Historical Method III. Historical Sources [Written and Nonwritten; Primary and Secondary] IV. Historical Criticism [External and Intenal] 3 Introduction: History as Reconstruction the historian is many times removed from the events under investigation historians rely on surviving records 4 Introduction: History as Reconstruction “Only a part of what was observed in the past was remembered by those who observed it; only a part of what was remembered was recorded; only a part of what was recorded has survived; only a part of what has survived has come to the historian’s attention.”  Louis Gottschalk, Understanding History 5 Introduction: History as Reconstruction “Only a part of what is credible has been grasped, and only a part of what has been grasped can be expounded or narrated by the historian.”