Humanity has made new acquisitions in all the fields since ancient times. These acquisitions often influenced each other. In particular, developments in scientific knowledge and acquisitions have influenced the way of developing historical knowledge. Historians have applied scientific method and technics to its own research methodology and have broadened the concept of historical source. Historical sources and the way of analysing them have acquired methods from sciences. Historiography is prompted to complexity and interdisciplinarity. Science, on the other hand, has developed some fields of investigation integrated with history, for example ethnobiology. The history of science has also changed its characteristics, intersecting historical methodologies that are constantly developing. Currently, the history of science includes scientific discoveries and context in which they were developed; historical context is considered in an integral perspective, as political, social, and economic. The way in which science and history influence each other currently requires the ability to dialogue between the two disciplines. Therefore, it is essential to share a language that can be understood by both areas. There is a growing need to develop an interdisciplinary language, beside the technical one. History teaching reflects this need to improve interdisciplinary language. Historical subject requires students to have at least basic scientific knowledge for a non-superficial understanding of history. The history of science is not just a set of knowledge closed in specific focuses, but it integrates history. Education is important in order to pave the way to an interdisciplinary language that allows an integrated and in-depth understanding of disciplines.

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The History of Science Within History Studies and Its Relevance for History Teaching

  • Francesca Bearzatto

摘要

Humanity has made new acquisitions in all the fields since ancient times. These acquisitions often influenced each other. In particular, developments in scientific knowledge and acquisitions have influenced the way of developing historical knowledge. Historians have applied scientific method and technics to its own research methodology and have broadened the concept of historical source. Historical sources and the way of analysing them have acquired methods from sciences. Historiography is prompted to complexity and interdisciplinarity. Science, on the other hand, has developed some fields of investigation integrated with history, for example ethnobiology. The history of science has also changed its characteristics, intersecting historical methodologies that are constantly developing. Currently, the history of science includes scientific discoveries and context in which they were developed; historical context is considered in an integral perspective, as political, social, and economic. The way in which science and history influence each other currently requires the ability to dialogue between the two disciplines. Therefore, it is essential to share a language that can be understood by both areas. There is a growing need to develop an interdisciplinary language, beside the technical one. History teaching reflects this need to improve interdisciplinary language. Historical subject requires students to have at least basic scientific knowledge for a non-superficial understanding of history. The history of science is not just a set of knowledge closed in specific focuses, but it integrates history. Education is important in order to pave the way to an interdisciplinary language that allows an integrated and in-depth understanding of disciplines.