INDIVIUAL HISTORY

Individual History

Individual History

Introduction

Individuals have played a crucial part in the history. Individuals have been the driving force of any society or culture which has revolutionized. It is a fact that history is made my individuals. If we look at the history of the world individuals have been the driving force and the ones who have changed the world. Throughout the history it can be observed that when ever an individual has taken the initiative to change the world he has been successful in doing so because of the fact that individuals are the ones who make changes and drive the world through their charismatic leadership and thinking. (Jones, 2005, 20)

Discussion

In the past, the role of the individual in history (the "subjective factor" in Marxist terminology) says that individuals can change the world. There are even present bourgeois historians who believe that history is of "eminent men and women, queens and kings, statesmen and politicians are made. Presumably they have been shaped by its history, the strength of character, while the masses have only played little or no role. It was Hitler, the 2nd World War II began and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, which sparked the First. The economic, political and social forces that act largely behind the scenes are attached only minor importance. (Chandler, 2002, 50)

According to Karl Popper history is driven by the actions of individuals. Science has nothing to do with the rise of initials in the history. He believed that people in the past have changed the world with their unique styles and approach towards life. Popper is considered as a fundamentalist and psychologist who have studies science in various angles, he came to a conclusion that science and individuals are parallel to one another. Science can be a motivation not the inspiration for ...