Question

Thinker
rophy Statement
Never accept anything for true till
all grounds of doubt are excluded."
Voltaire
3.
The information gathered through
original documents is of utmost
importance."
Michel Foucault​

Answer 1

Answer:

Historiography of the nineteenth century was greatly influenced by the thoughts of Leopold Von Ranke of Berlin University. He spoke about the critical method of historical research. He put emphasis on the utmost importance of information gathered through original documents. He also stated that all types of documents associated with a historical event need to be examined with greatest care. He believed that with this method it was possible to reach the historical truth. He criticised imaginative narration of history