Reviewer: Many historians claim, in their own treatment of subject matter, to be as little affected as any natural scientist by moral or aesthetic preconceptions. But we clearly cannot accept these proclamations of objectivity, for it is easy to find instances of false historical explanations embodying the ideological and other prejudices of their authors. The reviewer's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it ['takes for granted that the model of objectivity offered by the natural sciences should apply in other fields', 'takes for granted that some historical work that embodies prejudices is written by historians who purport to be objective', 'offers evidence that undermines rather than supports the conclusion it reaches', 'fails to recognize that not all historical explanations embodying ideologies are false']