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The Importance of Challenging Historical Assumptions
29:43 - 37:02 (07:19)
Author Niall Ferguson discusses his motivation to write historical books that challenge commonly held assumptions and how he believes people often base their actions on these faulty beliefs.
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The podcast discusses the book "Origins of the Second World War" by A.J.P.
29:43 - 32:31 (02:48)
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The podcast discusses the book "Origins of the Second World War" by A.J.P. Taylor and examines the author's controversial claims that Hitler was not an unusual German leader and that the blunders of Western powers led to WWII, as well as the implications of such claims on historical narratives.
ChapterThe Importance of Challenging Historical Assumptions
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
Historian, author and journalist, Adam Tooze believes that the job of the historian is to challenge conventional wisdom about past events and highlight that people often base their actions on erroneous assumptions.
32:31 - 35:45 (03:13)
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Historian, author and journalist, Adam Tooze believes that the job of the historian is to challenge conventional wisdom about past events and highlight that people often base their actions on erroneous assumptions. By doing so, historians can help prevent people from making the same mistakes in the future.
ChapterThe Importance of Challenging Historical Assumptions
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
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35:45 - 37:02 (01:17)
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