后现代主义对西洋史学的性质、西洋史学的方法和西洋史学研究题材的选定提出了批评， 肯定了史学界已经出现的相对怀疑态度，鼓励了一些与传统不同的历史写作，影响了史学 界以外的人对史学的看法。由于它开启了历史研究的新方向，更改了西洋史学的严格体 制，所以，它的出现对历史研究的发展是有益的。 Postmodernism has criticized the nature of Western historiography, methods of Western historiography and the selection of subject matter for Western historiography, affirmed the relative skepticism that has emerged in historiography, encouraged a number of historical writings that differ from tradition, and influenced historians People outside the view of history. Because it opens up a new direction of historical research and changes the strict system of Western historiography, its appearance is beneficial to the development of historical research.