本文认为历史科学应当区分为基础历史学与应用历史学两大类,才有利于历史科学研究的进一步发展,才有利于解决史学界长期争论的一些问题。作者就基础历史学与应用历史学的界说、基础历史学的基本特征、基础历史学对社会现实的作用、应用历史学与影射史学的区别、基础历史学与应用历史学的共同点与不同点等,作了较详细的阐述,并提出了自已的看法。 This paper argues that historical science should be divided into two basic categories: basic history and applied history, which will be conducive to the further development of historical science research, and will be conducive to solving some of the long-standing issues in historical scholarship. The author defines the basic history of history and applied history, the basic characteristics of basic history, the role of basic history to social reality, the difference between historical and historical mapping, the commonalities and differences between basic and applied history Point, made a more elaborate, and put forward their own views.