Anyone else agree with me?
2007-01-13 08:51:41 · 7 answers · asked by silverleaf90210 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Two thoughts:
Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it.
History is written by the winners.
Keep both in mind and wisdom you may find.
2007-01-13 09:06:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Studying history is a good way to learn wisdom about history - and a lot of other stuff. I agree with you, but studying anything is a good way to gain wisdom.
2007-01-13 08:57:27 · answer #2 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very relative. The point is what does "gain wisdom" mean?
...To have a lot of information? Impossible.
...To have the ability to understand the way of different phenomena? Perhaps.
"Gain wisdom" depends on the ways a mind conceive the world. So it does not depends on such science o such study.
Wise men or wise women tends to have different interest beside some specialization in some area. They are open to several sources of knowledgement. So, studying History in order to gain wisdom should be joint to a lot of sciences.
2007-01-13 09:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by Alejo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I'm too cynical, but I take history with a grain of salt. Much of the history that is taught as fact is just legend. Example: Columbus was not trying to prove the world was round, it was well known. He was trying to sail to India by going west.
Wisdom comes from combining common sense with knowledge so any knowledge will aid in gaining wisdom. But just knowledge alone is not being wise. You need life experience to gain wisdom.
2007-01-13 08:59:30 · answer #4 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The famous quote is "Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Yes, you can learn a lot from history. Getting wisdom, though, requires you to really study it beyond facts and figures. Understanding why world leaders made the decisions they did and why they succeeded or failed is the real key. Often you have to dig deep into their personal lives and beliefs.
It's fascinating, though. It made absolutely no sense for Japan to think that they could take on the US and win. Most of their leadership DIDN'T believe that. Those who were educated overseas and members of the diplomatic corps knew Japan was headed for a fall, but no one of them had the power to stop Pearl Harbor.
2007-01-13 09:16:06 · answer #5 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No offense but i dislike history very much!
Sorry!
2007-01-13 08:58:02 · answer #6 · answered by elle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but, also it is also a good way to prevent making the same mistakes over and, over again.
2007-01-13 13:57:15 · answer #7 · answered by ny21tb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋