Problem
The problem of evil in society
Remember that a historian, as a social scientist, is trying to provide direction as to how a society can become more productive. Both views-Progressive and Cyclical- agree that there are forces in society that lead to evil and unproductive circumstances. One side believes that the problems reside in man's social institutions-religious, political, economic- while the other side believes that the source of the evil is man. In out previous question we looked at the two different types of historians. Which view does the Progressive and the Cyclical historian take of the two views noted above? Why did you choose your answer?