The Characteristics of the Theory of History in Ancient China

Front. Hist. China ›› 2006, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (1) : 1 -18.

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Front. Hist. China ›› 2006, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (1) : 1 -18. DOI: 10.1007/s11462-005-0004-7

The Characteristics of the Theory of History in Ancient China

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Historical studies in ancient China have left us many bountiful legacies. One of them is the theory of (objective) history, whose major characteristics can be loosely divided into the following categories: (1) a wide variety of literary forms, including theoretical remarks affixed to historical narratives and even special chapters and books on historical criticism; (2) continuity of research at many levels of historiographic theory; (3) reasoning through facts (i.e., basing theory on facts and offering arguments by following historical evidence); and (4) a wealth of masterpieces.

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historical studies in ancient China, theory of history, characteristics

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