Friday, December 20, 2013

Why do we study History ?

"not repeating the same mistakes" : NO
"not re-inventing the wheel": NO
"learning from the past": NO
We study the past or History to learn about our present.
How did we get here?
Why are we here?
Things we accept as "natural" or "permanent", or "optimal" are just a result of decisions and events that occurred long ago in very different context.