The Significance of Historicism in Cultural Studies

Historicism is seen as a method for social scientific research, which differs from rational analysis and plays an important role in human history. In the 20th Century, the method of historicism was neglected in extent for academic research in China, but it still has exerted some influences upon people's thinking since the 1990s. Rationality intends to find out general rules and distinguish the true from false, the good from evil and the beautiful from ugly. The notion of historicism explains that historical approach, distinct from natural approach, opposes rational dualism.