History & Social Sciences

R.G. Collingwood, a British philosopher, suggested that history is an inquiry that, in instructing us about what we have done, helps us understand who we are.

At St. Mark’s, the History Department exposes students not only to facts, but also to the imaginative process of under­standing and evalu­ating the significance of those facts in the light of the present day. This process is a catalyst for intel­lectual growth, for it broadens and enriches one’s perception of human activity as it sharpens one’s powers of analysis and communication.