试论史学的社会价值

On the Social Value of Historiography

史学萌芽于原始社会,历史记述产生于文明社会,史官把前人在社会历史的创造活动中所积累的各方面的智慧总结、记载下来,人们从前辈贤者的嘉言懿行中得到道德、学识和智慧。史学的社会价值就在于:以史为鉴,聆听教诲,启发智慧。

Historiography sprouted in the original society, and history narration began in civilization. Historiographers summarized and recorded every aspect of wisdom accumulated by ancestors during the creative activities of society and history. People receive morality, knowledge and wisdom from the ancestors＇ mottoes and manners. Therefore, the social value of historiography lies in taking history as a mirror, receiving edification, and enlightening wisdom.