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Understanding Positivism in History by MUSYOKA KITUKU is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Carr defines historical facts as needing context and interpretation by historians. There are no purely "objective" or "unbiased" facts according to Carr. Positivism originated in the French Enlightenment and British empiricism of the 18th century, which emphasized using observable data as facts, but Carr argues historians must interpret and provide context for facts. Carr also identifies the "cult of progress" as problematic, which assumes a linear conception of historical progress, especially in 19th centu

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MUSYOKA KITUKU

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