Herodotus · Civilisations

The Search for Causes

Herodotus’s most revolutionary move - to ask not just <em>what</em> happened but <em>why</em>, seeking human causes for human events rather than resting in fate or the will of gods.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Herodotus sought the causes of events, partly shifting from divine to human explanation. Explain his approach to causation and its tensions, in your own words.

Leads to Ibn Khaldun.

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