History is Events, People, Places, and Themes. That seems clear enough to most readers of history. What is less obvious and often missed is the meaning of Events, People, Places, and Themes, and thus the meaning of history. Many feel that in just mapping such elements and knowing where things fit chronologically, we have history. Nothing could be further from the truth. In such an outlook we have not really discovered history.
Dear friend, I have written on this topic in the last six-eight years as a MPHA. I work with a very senior educationist and a senior philosopher. All of us at the cutting edge of critical thinking in our separate global fields, but, and listen carefully,...
"Once again, there are signs of deep trouble for the humanities in higher education — in the Western world, if not the world as a whole. News of closures trickles in relentlessly. At New Zealand’s Victoria University, ancient Greek, Latin, and Italian were all given...
dumbassery Jump to navigationJump to search Contents 1English 1.1Etymology 1.2Noun 1.2.1Synonyms English[edit] Etymology[edit] From dumbass + -ery. Noun[edit] dumbassery (uncountable) (slang,vulgar,Canada, US) Immature, foolish behavior;...
Sleeping Satellite Song by Tasmin Archer Sleeping Satellites caught up in the spiral historiography unawares, and I am waking you up so that you can live your dreams rather than passively melt into the big sleep. ...
An excellent piece, Christofer: “At issue between these two interpretive poles is the basic presumption of applied social science: to what extent can the recognition of recurring patterns translate into effective political policy? Yet, Thucydides...
In the blog article, "Buckley’s Chance, Cultural Thinking of Trumpism, and History", I introduced the idea of "the spiral history theory of stupidity." What I stated was: Historical forgetfulness leads a population into...
It may come as a surprise to some, that I read closely blogs and articles of scholars, who I believe, miss key or main points in their argument, whether from Left or Right. Open scholarship goes to the work I do as a philosopher and historian, and as a...
What is wrong with our world? It is a perennial question, which come to those at this time of year who are not swayed by the Xmas glitter; or the glitter of any other season. There are many answers but I believe there is ONE primary answer: perception....
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