The Nature of Historical Critique

Evaluation and experiment are essential to the development and progress in any science and work of art. Scholars have proposed some principles for criticism according to their own disciplines and have emphasized on their application in scientific critiques. But, is this really the case with historical critique? Is historical critique a scientific and assuring critique? These are the questions which preoccupy the mind of any researcher and historical critic. It must be acknowledged that, the science of history suffers greatly from excessive weakness in the realm of historical critique and its literature is pathological. We are still at the early stages in the realm of criticism, the principles and standards of critique, and the knowledge of its patterns and criteria. Therefore, every research on this matter will cast some light on this harsh and perilous undertaking. The present paper tries to inquire into the historical critique and answer the aforementioned questions. What has been discussed in this paper is not the last and final word; rather they are the researcher's findings, knowledge, and proposals which are hoped to open a new way and cast some light on historical critique.