English Language · English Literature

Arrange the following sequential points of Sir Philip Sidney's argument comparing the Historian and the Philosopher in the correct logical order: I. Sidney highlights that the Historian is fatally limited because they are bound to particular facts and what has actually happened, rather than universals. II. The Historian's defense claims superiority in teaching active virtue by presenting virtue amid real conflicts like the Battle of Agincourt. III. Sidney concludes that since the Historian has example without precept and the Philosopher has precept without example, both disciplines ultimately 'halt.' IV. Due to their reliance on specific past events, it is established that the Historian offers no guiding rule and their examples do not yield necessary moral conclusions. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: