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Philosophy of history

the view that the historical past is not observed but constructed by historians as the best explanation of evidence available in the present.

In philosophy of history, historical constructivism refers to the view that the historical past is not observed but constructed by historians as the best explanation of evidence available in the present. This meaning comes from Goldstein (1976) in Historical knowing.[1]

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  1. Goldstein, L. J. (1976). Historical knowing. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292730021

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