The primary method of historicism was empirical, namely that there were so many requisite inputs into a society or event, that only by emphasizing the data available could a theory of the source be determined. In this opinion, grand theories are unprovable, and instead intensive field work would determine the most likely explanation and history of a culture, and hence it is named "historicism".
The primary method of historicism was empirical namely that there were so many requisite inputs into a society or event that only by emphasizing the data available could a theory of the source be determined In this opinion grand theories are unprovable and instead intensive field work would determine the most likely explanation and history of a culture and hence it is named "historicism"