History cannot teach us lessons
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Steve Mason |
TEDxGroningen
• October 2017
History cannot teach us lessons? Nope. You see, the idea that history teaches lessons rests on a confusion between history and something else entirely: tradition. What's the difference?
Steve Mason is Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions and Cultures at the University of Groningen. He has spent most of his career professing ancient history in Canada. Since 2015 he researches and teaches ancient Mediterranean cultures in the University of Groningen. His latest books are on the Jewish-Roman War (AD 66) and method in studying ancient history. For other kinds of fun he attempts tenor sax (for his ears only) and other exercise.