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Discover LudwigThe phrase "historically thinking" is not correct in standard written English
It seems to be an attempt to convey a concept related to thinking in a historical context, but it is not a commonly used expression. Example: "When historically thinking about events, one must consider the cultural and social influences of the time."
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Historically, thinking was associated with conscious experiences, but, as the scientific study of behaviour (e.g., behaviourism) developed within psychology, the limitations of introspection as a source of data became apparent; thought processes have since been treated as intervening variables or constructs with properties that must be inferred from relations between two sets of observable events.
As you're watching this production, you try to view it historically, thinking, "This must have been really revolutionary in 1973," but then you realize, no, it wasn't.
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