World Socionics

     Leopold Von Ranke was a nineteenth century historian whose focus on primary sources and historiographical views were highly informative in the emergence of history as both a profession and a distinct discipline. His historical seminar classes became a standard part of college level history education. His intensely non-ideological approach built around the use of primary sources became the foundation of modern historical methodology. This focus on primary sources is often viewed as the origins of empirical history, and is even considered “scientific” by some.      Von Ranke’s approach to history was entirely built around the attempt to recreate the past without any involvement from modern ideologies and viewpoints, even famously claiming “Every generation is equidistant from God.” His approach instead emphasized the importance of going into archives and digging up as many sources as possible. This approach emphasizes the need for more and more informati...