Also, what does Carr believe the purpose of history is? I can't find it in my notes ((
Hey,
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Just to add on to Olivia's answer. Carr's purpose was to:
- Provide a balance between the science & arts, and the past/present, subjective and objective.
- Show history is an unending dialogue between past/present.
- Demonstrate that studying the dialogue is historiography and studying the past is history.
- Historians should make value judgements.
- "History means interpretation."
- “history is a dialogue not only between past and present but past and progressively emerging goals”
- "The aim of historians is to warn their readers against acting in ways which would help create the type of society that gave rise to such individuals"
Hope this helps!!