Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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Episode 177: The Forgotten City
In the history of ancient Greece, three cities dominated its politics, society, and culture. Of these, Athens and Sparta are now best known. But set...
Episode 176: Men on Horseback, or, What Charisma Has To Do With It
In 1763, James Boswell was accompanied by his new friend Samuel Johnson to Harwich, from which the young Scot then travelled to Utrecht in the Netherlands....
Episode 175: American Dorm
This is Nassau Hall. When it was built, it was the largest building in colonial America. Anyone walking through it today when visiting Princeton University...
Bonus Episode: The Virus and the Dorm, or, Higher COVIDucation Part One
This is a bonus episode of Historically Thinking, hopefully the first of several short episodes that will deal with higher ed in the time of COVID....
Episode 174: Polybius of Megalopolis
“In terms of time, my work will start with the 140th Olympiad” wrote the historian Polybius at the beginning of his History: Before this time...
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