Joern Ruesen and historical consciousness

''Historical consciousness" category, according to German historian and philosopher Jorn Rusen, refers to a historical sense generation theory in which historical memory stands as the historical consciousness main component, both aiming for the creation of historical culture. This historical culture is defined by the set of functions through which an individual or society creates an active relationship with the past via a temporal experience that should be perceived and interpreted before becoming the way to orientate and motivate human life. This paper intends to describe the "historical consciousness" category.