LEADER 04480ctm 2200613 i 4500001 ocm56780795 003 OCoLC 005 20230725093305.0 008 041020s2003 xx bm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o56780795 035 (OCoLC)56780795 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dOCL |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCO |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 e-gr--- 049 EREE 050 4 DF229.T6 |bR43 2003 100 1 Redfoot, Leslie S., |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 14 The value of Thucydides' historical method : |bpast and present / |cby Leslie S. Redfoot. 264 0 |c2003. 300 122 leaves ; |c28 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 |bM.A. |cEast Carolina University |d2003 500 Presented to the faculty of the Department of History. 500 Advisor: Michael A. Palmer 520 3 The purpose of this thesis is to examine the methodological portion of Thucydides' introduction of History of the Peloponnesian War and compare his idea of historical writing with the modern conception. I argue that the main reason History possesses permanence is that Thucydides attempts to get to the essence of history. He insists that telling a "true" account of past events serves a vital purpose. Thucydides clearly demonstrates what his standard for knowledge is, as well as acknowledging ambiguity in recollection. Undoubtedly, we can never know to what extent he wavered from his set standards. The purpose of this investigation, however, is not to debate whether Thucydides was successful in applying and adhering to his criteria but rather to ask: Did Thucydides produce a reasonable definition of the modern historian's task? The increase of scholarly specialization has become extreme in the past forty years. With respect to Thucydides' introduction, specifically 1.22, can we formulate a set of procedural rules that will be acceptable to the majority of historians? In other words, does Thucydides exhibit the most basic principles of the historical profession, which are emphasized in his conviction for historic precision? This thesis will argue, indeed, that many of the links between Thucydides and contemporary historians are indeed plausible. Differences between ancient historians' and modern historians' notions of methodology may be more telling than similarities. Yet, the similarities link Thucydides' conception of history with ours. For Thucydides, history is not just the retelling of events; his methodology provides evidence, based on critical analysis, and enables these events to be preserved with some credibility for posterity. 504 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-121). 600 00 Thucydides. |tHistory of the Peloponnesian War. |=^A495589 650 0 Historiography. |=^A5774 650 0 History |xMethodology. |=^A15863 651 0 Greece |xHistory |yPeloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. |=^A17921 630 07 History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01356140 |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 7 Historiography. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00958221 650 7 History |xMethodology. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00958259 651 7 Greece. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01208380 |?UNAUTHORIZED 647 7 Peloponnesian War |c(Greece : |d431-404 B.C.) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01353967 648 7 431-404 B.C |2fast 655 7 Academic theses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01726453 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 655 7 Thèses et écrits académiques. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001173 655 2 Academic Dissertation. |0(DNLM)D019478 |?UNAUTHORIZED 700 1 Palmer, Michael A., |edegree supervisor. |=^A212813 710 2 East Carolina University. |bDepartment of History. |=^A636991 856 41 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/10234 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner101 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl111 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 975017 998 975017