Can Historical Study Reveal the Meaning of Life?
Does studying history answer questions about the meaning of life? The British historian Sir Herbert Butterfield (1900-1979), from the University of Cambridge reflected that individual personalities are more important than great systems of government or economics in historical study. While influenced by his Christian beliefs that all historical character…
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