To an extent, yes, and I wish I had known that (or someone had taught me that) in school.
Now I love reading history, even revisiting my old history textbooks from high school. Reading history has helps me make sense of the world today, and helps me conduct myself accordingly.
Edit: grammar...should probably revisit my English text books while I'm at it.
Tingtheking95 t1_ivpvt1v wrote
Reply to Does History Repeat Itself? Cyclical theories of the past rest on questionable assumptions, but can they still help us understand our future? by CPHfuturesstudies
To an extent, yes, and I wish I had known that (or someone had taught me that) in school.
Now I love reading history, even revisiting my old history textbooks from high school. Reading history has helps me make sense of the world today, and helps me conduct myself accordingly.
Edit: grammar...should probably revisit my English text books while I'm at it.