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Re:Reading Notes on Braudel's “Civilization and Capitalism” by throwawaybbb on Saturday February 01, 2020 @06:07AM (#22209908)
To quote Feynman: explaining how something happens makes the why irrelevant.
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Re:Reading Notes on Braudel's “Civilization and Capitalism” by monadic2 on Saturday February 01, 2020 @10:27AM (#22210970)
Feynman did not deal with humans. Knowing that Lincoln was killed with a bullet does not lessen the value of why he was killed.
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Re:Reading Notes on Braudel's “Civilization and Capitalism” by Merrill on Saturday February 01, 2020 @07:18AM (#22210131)
The how can often be determined. The why is often conjecture after the fact. History is written by the victors.
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