History is the study of the past. History is memory .History is the story of human foibles and failings. History is joy and pride, sorrow and shame. History is freedom lost and won. History is the story of struggle and survival and the story of sacrifice and exile. History is the story of the rise and fall of warlords, kings, queens and empires. History is the story of human foibles and failings. History is the study of nations, peoples, societies, interactions, inventions, and the development of agriculture, trade, and cultural diffusion. History is the study of peace and of war, governments, scientific and technical developments. History is the study of religions, languages, music, art and literature. History embraces a myriad of themes which illuminate virtually evert aspect of the human condition and this makes history endlessly fascinating but also daunting. We seek in history patterns and lessons but we kid ourselves if we think we know or understand entirely anything as complex as the history of humankind.
I want to go back to college so I can take your courses! Thanks for another great post. Now we will have to wait and see if Asimov's Psychohistory becomes more than an interest and new viable branch of science?
What’s the old saw about history: it’s written by the winners. So trying to figure out why anything transpired can be misunderstood after the fact. Since all human interaction has a political component the writers of history must be evaluated for this. Even science has become politicized,ie; corona virus. The “history “ of this is still being debated and will be most interesting to see how it finally is written. Too often the “why” “what” and “how” get convoluted in the process of reaching a valid conclusion. Thus the value of an inquiring mind.
Another thought-provoking post, Bill. Also, I think that you meant to say that the Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election, not the 2000 election.
History is the study of the past. History is memory .History is the story of human foibles and failings. History is joy and pride, sorrow and shame. History is freedom lost and won. History is the story of struggle and survival and the story of sacrifice and exile. History is the story of the rise and fall of warlords, kings, queens and empires. History is the story of human foibles and failings. History is the study of nations, peoples, societies, interactions, inventions, and the development of agriculture, trade, and cultural diffusion. History is the study of peace and of war, governments, scientific and technical developments. History is the study of religions, languages, music, art and literature. History embraces a myriad of themes which illuminate virtually evert aspect of the human condition and this makes history endlessly fascinating but also daunting. We seek in history patterns and lessons but we kid ourselves if we think we know or understand entirely anything as complex as the history of humankind.
I want to go back to college so I can take your courses! Thanks for another great post. Now we will have to wait and see if Asimov's Psychohistory becomes more than an interest and new viable branch of science?
What’s the old saw about history: it’s written by the winners. So trying to figure out why anything transpired can be misunderstood after the fact. Since all human interaction has a political component the writers of history must be evaluated for this. Even science has become politicized,ie; corona virus. The “history “ of this is still being debated and will be most interesting to see how it finally is written. Too often the “why” “what” and “how” get convoluted in the process of reaching a valid conclusion. Thus the value of an inquiring mind.
Another thought-provoking post, Bill. Also, I think that you meant to say that the Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election, not the 2000 election.
Quite so, Jake. Thanks for pointing that out.
lapsus linguae.....not all can be known and even Homer drops the ball upon occasion.