Three types of history according to Nietzsche are monumental, antiquarian, and critical. Monumental history tells us how to act in the present according to our past. Disadvantages of such history are that it portrays only the affects but not the causes. In addition, monumental history doesn't appreciate individuality and looks only at the general not the specific. However; some advantages of monumental history are, that monuments are essential for reminder of the past and continuity eliminates doubt. Antiquarian history also has its pros and cons. It is the history of the man who wants to…
