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I think actually one of the most thoughtful points preceded the (unnecessarily long, IMO) discussion of the various philosophers. "[...]the loss of contact wit
by eric_h 10y ago
I think actually one of the most thoughtful points preceded the (unnecessarily long, IMO) discussion of the various philosophers.
"[...]the loss of contact with the past. Depending on your point of view, this can be seen as either a disinheritance or an emancipation; much of modern politics is determined by which side you take on this question"
- throwanem 10y agoI suppose that's true. For most of my life I was, however unconsciously, on a side which considers ignorance of history to be emancipation; without speculating on whether or not that's accurate, I will say that, in discovering and gaining what knowledge and understanding of history I have, I found also that with greater knowledge of the past comes greater understanding of the present. But perhaps that's not true for everyone.