Uses and Applications of History

 

History has two uses: it helps us decide what to do (judgment), and it tells us who we are (identity). These uses are applied in two spheres, the civic and the personal. The table below shows the results of applying the uses of History in these two spheres.

 

 

APPLICATIONS OF HISTORY

CIVIC

PERSONAL

U

S

E

S

 

O

F

 

H

I

S

T

O

R

Y

J

U

D

G

M

E

N

T

Policy

Wisdom

I

D

E

N

T

I

T

Y

Myth

Story

 

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