SHARE Although studying creativity is considered a legitimate scientific discipline nowadays, it is still a very young one. In the early s, a psychologist named J. Guilford was one of the first academic researchers who dared to conduct a study of creativity.
With numerous conflicting narratives regarding Muhammad and his companions from various sources, it was necessary to verify which sources were more reliable.
In order to evaluate these sources, various methodologies were developed, such as the " science of biography ", " science of hadith " and " Isnad " chain of transmission.
These methodologies were later applied to other historical figures in the Islamic civilization. Famous historians in this tradition include Urwah d.
During the Age of Enlightenmentthe modern development of historiography through the application of scrupulous methods began. Among the many Italians who contributed to this were Leonardo Bruni c. Voltaire[ edit ] French philosophe Voltaire — had an enormous influence on the development of historiography during the Age of Enlightenment through his demonstration of fresh new ways to look at the past.
Guillaume de Syon argues: Voltaire recast historiography in both factual and analytical terms. Not only did he reject traditional biographies and accounts that claim the work of supernatural forces, but he went so far as to suggest that earlier historiography was rife with falsified evidence and required new investigations at the source.
Such an outlook was not unique in that the scientific spirit that 18th-century intellectuals perceived themselves as invested with. A rationalistic approach was key to rewriting history. He broke from the tradition of narrating diplomatic and military events, and emphasized customs, social history and achievements in the arts and sciences.
He was the first scholar to make a serious attempt to write the history of the world, eliminating theological frameworks, and emphasizing economics, culture and political history.
Although he repeatedly warned against political bias on the part of the historian, he did not miss many opportunities to expose the intolerance and frauds of the church over the ages. Voltaire advised scholars that anything contradicting the normal course of nature was not to be believed.
Although he found evil in the historical record, he fervently believed reason and educating the illiterate masses would lead to progress. He helped free historiography from antiquarianism, Eurocentrismreligious intolerance and a concentration on great men, diplomacy, and warfare.
In he published the History of Englanda 6-volume work which extended "From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in ".
-Conquered Sumeria and established a new empire ( B.C.) -The code of Hammurabi was the first universal written codification of laws in recorded history (c. B.C.) -Ahievements included a centralized government and advancements in algebra and geometry. A Treasurer and Trustee of the Humanitad Foundation since its inception in , Michele Joshi has worked closely with Sacha Stone for many years primarily responsible for Internal Communications and now more general Director, Company Secretary and Treasury duties as well as being honoured with the task of Trustee for New Earth Nation. period in the 16th and 17th centuries where many thinkers rejected doctrines of the past dealing with the natural world in favor of new scientific ideas. Copernicus Devised a model of the universe with the Sun at the center, and not earth.
Hume adopted a similar scope to Voltaire in his history; as well as the history of Kings, Parliaments, and armies, he examined the history of culture, including literature and science, as well. Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sourcesits methodology became a model for later historians.
This has led to Gibbon being called the first "modern historian". Biographer Leslie Stephen wrote that thereafter, "His fame was as rapid as it has been lasting.
Winston Churchill memorably noted, "I set out upon I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all.
It is the one English history which may be regarded as definitiveIn the past several decades there has been a revolution in computing and communications, and all indications are that technological development and use of information and facts technology will.
Social history, sometimes called the "new social history", is a broad branch that studies the experiences of ordinary people in the past.  [ citation needed ] It had major growth as a field in the s and s, and still is well represented in history departments.
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The past was history: a rebirth and new beginnings of Imperial Japan Japan’s domination in almost half of the world has recoiled on its war to China, aggression of Russia and the World War II in the South East Asia have slammed the United States, which caught Pearl Harbor in South Pacific by silent attack.
The music of Japan is as rich and diverse as the culture of Japan's people, and it has a long place in Japan's history. Several different musical forms and instruments make up Japan's musical history, and it has ancient beginnings in the earliest history of Japan in many cases.