PrepTest 45, Section 2, Question 20
Reviewer: Many historians claim, in their own treatment of subject matter, to be as little affected as any natural scientist by moral or aesthetic preconceptions. But we clearly cannot accept these proclamations of objectivity, for it is easy to find instances of false historical explanations embodying the ideological and other prejudices of their authors.
Reviewer: Many historians claim, in their own treatment of subject matter, to be as little affected as any natural scientist by moral or aesthetic preconceptions. But we clearly cannot accept these proclamations of objectivity, for it is easy to find instances of false historical explanations embodying the ideological and other prejudices of their authors.
Reviewer: Many historians claim, in their own treatment of subject matter, to be as little affected as any natural scientist by moral or aesthetic preconceptions. But we clearly cannot accept these proclamations of objectivity, for it is easy to find instances of false historical explanations embodying the ideological and other prejudices of their authors.
Reviewer: Many historians claim, in their own treatment of subject matter, to be as little affected as any natural scientist by moral or aesthetic preconceptions. But we clearly cannot accept these proclamations of objectivity, for it is easy to find instances of false historical explanations embodying the ideological and other prejudices of their authors.
The reviewer's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it
takes for granted that the model of objectivity offered by the natural sciences should apply in other fields
offers evidence that undermines rather than supports the conclusion it reaches
fails to recognize that many historians employ methodologies that are intended to uncover and compensate for prejudices
takes for granted that some historical work that embodies prejudices is written by historians who purport to be objective
fails to recognize that not all historical explanations embodying ideologies are false
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