Interpretation of Human History

EXAMPLES OF INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY Man has been invested with free will, unlike matter which has no freedom, but is subjected to the laws of nature. T he interpretation of history is an independent subject in itself. However, to the best of my understanding, the many books written on the subject do not offer a comprehensible interpretation of human history. The most prominent name on this subject is probably that of Karl Marx (d. 1883). By applying Newton’s laws of nature to human history, Marx gave a material interpretation of history which we may call historical materialism. But this interpretation of history was rejected by scholars right away. Man has been invested with free will, unlike matter which has no freedom, but is subjected to the laws of nature. In such a case applying the law of one to the other is simply based on conjecture which has no locus standi.