<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Philosophy of history is a branch of philosophy concerning the eventual significance, if any, of human history . Furthermore, it speculates as to a possible teleological end to its development--that is, it asks if there is a design, purpose, directive principle, or finality in the processes of human history . Philosophy of history should not be confused with historiography, which is the study of history as an academic discipline, and thus concerns its methods and practices, and its development as a discipline over time . Nor should philosophy of history be confused with the history of philosophy, which is the study of the development of philosophical ideas through time . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> A depiction of the ancient Library of Alexandria Historical method basics <P> The following questions are used by historians in modern work . </P> <Ol> <Li> When was the source, written or unwritten, produced (date)? </Li> <Li> Where was it produced (localization)? </Li> <Li> By whom was it produced (authorship)? </Li> <Li> From what pre-existing material was it produced (analysis)? </Li> <Li> In what original form was it produced (integrity)? </Li> <Li> What is the evidential value of its contents (credibility)? </Li> </Ol> <P> The first four are known as historical criticism; the fifth, textual criticism; and, together, external criticism . The sixth and final inquiry about a source is called internal criticism . </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> A depiction of the ancient Library of Alexandria Historical method basics <P> The following questions are used by historians in modern work . </P> <Ol> <Li> When was the source, written or unwritten, produced (date)? </Li> <Li> Where was it produced (localization)? </Li> <Li> By whom was it produced (authorship)? </Li> <Li> From what pre-existing material was it produced (analysis)? </Li> <Li> In what original form was it produced (integrity)? </Li> <Li> What is the evidential value of its contents (credibility)? </Li> </Ol> <P> The first four are known as historical criticism; the fifth, textual criticism; and, together, external criticism . The sixth and final inquiry about a source is called internal criticism . </P> </Td> </Tr>

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