thucydides believed science should be brought to bear in writing history.
thucydides believed science should be brought to bear in writing history.
who believed science should be brought to bear in writing history?
thucydides
a noteworthy difference between thucydides's method of writing history and that of modern historians is thucydides's inclusion of lengthy formal speeches that, as he states, were literary reconstructions rather than quotations of what was said—or, perhaps, what he believed "ought" to have been said. arguably, had he not done this, the gist of what was said would not otherwise be known at all—whereas today there is a plethora of documentation—written records, archives, and recording technology for historians to consult. therefore, thucydides's method served to "rescue" his mostly oral sources from oblivion. we do not know how these historical figures spoke. thucydides's recreation uses a heroic stylistic register. a celebrated example is pericles' funeral oration, which heaps honour on the dead and includes a defence of democracy:
thucydides
gernsback's initial editorial approach was to blend instruction with entertainment; he believed science fiction could educate readers. his audience rapidly showed a preference for implausible adventures, and the movement away from gernsback's idealism accelerated when the magazine changed hands in 1929. despite this, gernsback had an enormous impact on the field: the creation of a specialist magazine for science fiction spawned an entire genre publishing industry. the letter columns in "amazing", where fans could make contact with each other, led to the formation of science fiction fandom, which in turn had a strong influence on the development of the field. writers whose first story was published in the magazine include john w. campbell, isaac asimov, howard fast, ursula k. le guin, roger zelazny, and thomas m. disch. overall, though, "amazing" itself was rarely an influential magazine within the genre after the 1920s. some critics have commented that by "ghettoizing" science fiction, gernsback harmed its literary growth, but this viewpoint has been countered by the argument that science fiction needed an independent market to develop in to reach its potential.
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