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The Challenge of Writing History
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Historians face a central problem because any causal statement implies a counterfactual. They are reconstructing the past human experience from the remains that have been left behind.
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The philosophy of history raises a central problem, as any causal statement implies a counterfactual.
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Philosophy of History
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The philosophy of history raises a central problem, as any causal statement implies a counterfactual. This relates to the style of history, which involves reconstituting past human experience from the bits and pieces that have been left behind.
ChapterThe Challenge of Writing History
Episode#634: Niall Ferguson, Historian — The Coming Cold War II, Visible and Invisible Geopolitics, Why Even Atheists Should Study Religion, Masters of Paradox, Fatherhood, Fear, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Simon Sebag Montefiore describes the experience of listening to letters of emancipation while listening to Beethoven, and how it captures the meaning of being given a civil right that was previously denied.
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history
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Simon Sebag Montefiore describes the experience of listening to letters of emancipation while listening to Beethoven, and how it captures the meaning of being given a civil right that was previously denied.