Historical Consciousness refers to the time (around the 1600…
Historical Consciousness refers to the time (around the 1600s) when people became aware that our ideas, concepts, and ways of life had shifted quite dramatically over time, and that our minds–what and how we know–is shaped, limited, and blinded by our particular historical location (in time, in geography) and all that has led up to this particular perspective, place, or position. Why is this important?