Presentism : Is it unfair to judge people and actions in the past by the standards of today?
"Is it unfair to judge people and actions in the past by the standards of today?" It is impossible for historians to approach the past with no bias. There is always some prejudice in their works that they project willingly or unwillingly, it is human nature to do so. Humans are selfish, judgemental beings and it takes a lot to uncover and digest the secrets of the past. We aren’t perfect but one thing we are is hungry - Hungry for knowledge. As the science and tech world develops, we gain more resources that are used to recollect the past and study about it. Some details about the past seem amazing, it is fascinating how different a human’s life was years ago, but some of the facts we learnt are not so good. By uncovering the past, we also uncover some deeds performed by people that can be considered shameful, unethical, unfair or a violation of someone’s right to simply put. Many of these actions criticised harshly by the people today. Not so long ago, it was still allowed t