Deanna Troi and the Tardis: Does Historical Empathy have a Place in Education?. (1st November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Perikleous, Lukas
• Is Part Of: International journal of historical learning, teaching and research. Volume 12:Number 2(2014)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 30
• Publication Date: 2014-11-01
• Subjects: History -- Study and teaching; History -- Research; Periodicals; 907
• DOI: 10.18546/HERJ.12.2.03
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1472-9474

Abstract

This paper attempts to challenge objections regarding the place of historical empathy in education, which are related to ideas of empathy as identification, sympathy and imagination. Drawing from literature within the areas of history education, philosophy of history and philosophy of mind, the paper argues for the impossibility and incompatibility of these notions in relation to historical empathy. It also discusses what is involved in understanding past behaviour and briefly suggests key issues that should be taken into consideration when teaching towards the development of ideas of historical empathy.