Edward Hallet Carr's understanding of history

A person is a companent who forms the socienty, but not the owner of it. Therefore, Carr states that individual actions can?t be historical actions but general actions which interest people can be historical actions. A historian can?t be interested in singular phenomena which is the only on the contrary he is interested in general events. Singular events aren?t useful for human history, but generalizations asist. After reaching generalizations, it is possible to get foresights a historian contact with the and future. He aims to make the present time more under. To know the past means to know a person own.It is discussed that there is always a relationship between the past and future. But this relationship may break within time or the side of history may turn towards a different field. It may be ene jumping within history.A historian comments the history by understanding with its wholeness while making comment, he comments in direction of his own belief and and Standard of judgment without using his prejudice. History is subjective, not objective because it is commented while being commented, it cannot be personalized that means it cannot be based on the action of person.Key words1-Fact2- Personal history3- Objectivity and prejudice4-Individual and society5-ProgressBSTRACTMASTER THESİSEDWARD HALLET CARR?S UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORYFatma SAĞLAMANKARA 2009A person is a companent who forms the socienty, but not the owner of it. Therefore, Carr states that individual actions can?t be historical actions but general actions which interest people can be historical actions. A historian can?t be interested in singular phenomena which is the only on the contrary he is interested in general events. Singular events aren?t useful for human history, but generalizations asist. After reaching generalizations, it is possible to get foresights a historian contact with the and future. He aims to make the present time more under. To know the past means to know a person own.It is discussed that there is always a relationship between the past and future. But this relationship may break within time or the side of history may turn towards a different field. It may be ene jumping within history.A historian comments the history by understanding with its wholeness while making comment, he comments in direction of his own belief and and Standard of judgment without using his prejudice. History is subjective, not objective because it is commented while being commented, it cannot be personalized that means it cannot be based on the action of person.Key words1-Fact2- Personal history3- Objectivity and prejudice4-Individual and society5-Progress