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Central to the historian’s profession and
scholarship has been the ideal of objectivity. The
assumptions upon which this ideal rests include a
commitment to the reality of the past, a sharpseparation
(5) between fact and value, and above all, a distinction
between history and fiction.
According to this ideal, historical facts are prior
to and independent of interpretation: the value of an
interpretation should be judged by how well itaccounts
(10) for the facts; if
...
Central to the historian’s profession and
scholarship has been the ideal of objectivity. The
assumptions upon which this ideal rests include a
commitment to the reality of the past, a sharpseparation
(5) between fact and value, and above all, a distinction
between history and fiction.
According to this ideal, historical facts are prior
to and independent of interpretation: the value of an
interpretation should be judged by how well itaccounts
(10) for the facts; if
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