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What about Thucydides implies a default history telling? There is no such thing as "just the facts." There is always a human hand in selecting the facts and ho
by drewcoo 2y ago
What about Thucydides implies a default history telling?
There is no such thing as "just the facts." There is always a human hand in selecting the facts and how they are presented. That is bias. That is intent. Subjectivity. Humanity.
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- sevensor 2y agoThe difference is that Thucydides was attempting to make his reasoning and evidence clear in a way that was quite unusual among ancient authors. Look at Herodotus. Entertaining as heck, interesting stories. Extremely dubious scholarship. Or, skipping forward half a millennium, Suetonius. Libel and gossip. Or take Dionysius of Halicarnassus and his penchant for speechifying. It’s not so much about being unbiased as it is about backing up your opinions with actual evidence, rather than just telling a story.
- asimpletune 2y ago> What about Thucydides implies a default history telling? Pardon? I don't think I said anything like that.