被误解的思想——兰克是怎样成为“科学历史学之父”的

How Did Ranke Become the “Father of Sceentific History”

被误解的思想——兰克是怎样成为“科学历史学之父”的梅义征我们在了解或评价一个思想家时，往往会碰到思想与时代的关系这个一直难于理清的问题。每个思想家的思想一旦进入历史的长河，都会发生某种变化：它要么只有一部分经得起时间的冲刷与磨砺，要么被导入思想家本人...

Abstract There have existed two contradictory interpretations of the historical thoughts of Ranke in historiography.In Germany,Ranke has been considered as the heir to the German idealistic tradition,but in other countries,especially in U.S.A.,he has been treated as the father of the “Scientific history”.The origins of Ranke's historical thoughts,his historical view and principles of historical study had nothing to de with the scientifical history which came into being in the late nineteenth century.The reason why he was thought as a “Scientific” historian was that his ways of historical study was considered by many historians to be his principles and thoughts,and therefore his only contributions to the historical stady.This kind of view hindered the complete comprehension of his historical thoughts.