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issue 48 历史归功于个人 高频 互拍 了啦~~
48"The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals. The most significant events and trends in history were made possible not by the famous few, but by groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten."
I disagree with the speaker's assertion for two reasons: the individual's significance to world history and the intrinsic requirement of history study. Thus, emphasis on individuals is understandable. Moreover, other people with contributions will not be forgotten as well, since apart from history study,we can memorize them by other means.
On one hand, individuals are deserved of emphasis for their particular and significant function and influence on history events and trends which are far more important than groups of ordinary people. In the realm of politics and military, although only by leaders can any military task never be accomplished, leaders are decision makers and responsibility shoulders. They play a main role on history stage which can not be replaced or diminished even distracted by other people. Lincoln, as the top leader of federal government, should be emphasized on his considerations of anti-secession between southern and northern America, his strategy developing during Civil war. One word from his mouth or a single idea cross his mind may change the America history. Whereas, even ten or a hundred soldiers can not shake history. In the realm of art, masterpieces were created by famous artists, even though ordinary people provided raw materials for their creation. Without Da Vinci, Dante, or Petrach, the trends of renaissance can not be brought out. They are masters and trends leaders running forward to guide ordinary people. If history emphasized on common people and omitted the famous few, how can people capture the essence of that period? In the realm of science, most discoveries and innovations are individual result for one's paranormal intelligence and persistence. No exaggeration to regard Copernicus as father of Geo-center study. As a result, it is fairly reasonable to concentrate on these famous individuals in almost all the fields.
On the other hand, as a study, its purpose of acquiring more values efficiently calls for representation individual research. It is not realistic to account for all the participants, since some events and trends are contributed by a myriad of people by various of approaches, including some implicit and hidden ones. For example, the novel "Gone with the wind" did stem from ordinary people, there were prototypes of the main roles depicted by Emily. But how can history researchers find out them? Furthermore, even we can make the effort to collect information about other people, the study, compared with of famous individual, is of less use and more time.
Admittedly, other people's effects is undeniable and can be handed down through different ways, diversifying by their research values. Some common people with indispensable importance were also recorded in history books, such as some folk artist groups in ancient China and Greece since their contributions as a group can not be identified by some particular person. Still, other ways to memorize ordinary people vary from a symbol as a festival to a legacy by generations or artistic works. The international labor's day do remind us Chicago worker strike although names of workers gone away.
In sum, individuals in history study have never been over-emphasized. It is reasonable , necessary and even desirable to focus on individuals rather than ordinary people although their effects and efforts on transforming history exist as well. |
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