Ideas Matter: ‘The use and abuse of history’

Introductory podcast to the series ‘The use and abuse of
history’, theme of the boi charity’s event The Academy, held
online in April 2021.


Our politics is suffused with historical comparisons, and the
meaning of key historical events is bitterly contested. How do we
relate to history today? How can we learn from the past without
reducing it to a series of moral parables? When are historical
comparisons useful, and when do they obstruct understanding the
present? What stands in the way of us seizing the present and
making our own history?


Introduction by Dr James Panton, teacher and lecturer in
politics, associate professor of philosophy, Open University;
co-convenor, The Academy


THE ACADEMY ONLINE II: THE USE AND ABUSE OF HISTORY A half day
online event via zoom that took place in April 2021. 


To view the full programme and some suggested background reading
to the talks, please visit 
https://theboi.co.uk/academyonline3  


ASSOCIATED READING


For this lecture you may wish to read:-


What is History by EH Carr, https://amzn.to/3fmUoOm



THE ACADEMY In the context of today’s instrumental approaches to
knowledge, The Academy summer school is a modest attempt to
demonstrate the value of scholarship, and of the worth of the
university as a place of free enquiry dedicated to the pursuit of
truth.


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