historical method
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of historical method
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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And that's another reason why I admire Murray so much is that he was very true to the scientific method and the historical method of the Dictionary.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
Jenkins describes herself as “a prosecutor who is looking away from the historical method of punishment and incarceration,” an echo of Price and of Boudin.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
The question of the nature, and even the possibility, of a sound historical method is so central that it has been continuously raised in the philosophy of history as a question of epistemology.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
Dray’s historical method involves a bit of overlapping and backtracking, and he sometimes seems more interested in the literary description and public presentation of hunting rather than the act itself.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2018
Perhaps the difference is of no importance, but the historical method seems certainly the more accurate, and the more satisfactory from a purely scientific point of view.
From My Autobiography A Fragment by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
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