Submitted by alrojolopez on January 16, 2008

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History And Memory

History and Memory
Is there such a thing as “history”? For many years now there has been a strong debate, as regarding whether or not there is such a thing as ‘history’ that is more objective than memory. Due to memories completely subjective nature, history although also being somewhat subjective, it is a great deal more objective than memory. To discuss such a statement first one must define the terms ‘history’, ‘objective’ and ‘memory’. 0The Macquarie Dictionary defines the term ‘memory’ as: “the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving impressions, or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. A mental impression retained; a recollection.” For the purpose...

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