Sorry, Vice-Chancellor. We need more historians of the sixth century. By @Pseudo_Isidorehttp://www.historytoday.com/charles-west/sorry-vice-chancellor-we-need-more-historians-sixth-century …
I've read his comment and 'clarification' -- I *think* he was aiming at saying purpose of history is to >
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>teach leadership etc & period doesn't matter, but even this is troubling in my view---to reduce it to >
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> simply a subject producing transferable, marketable skills, & ones many subjects inculcate? Hmm :(
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I agree entirely - History shouldn't be studied merely because of transferable skills, but for intrinsic merit.
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& for the purpose of understanding human society, or trying to. skills of the discipline means to that end
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