"the claims of memory" Topic
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| doc mcb | 23 Dec 2021 3:22 p.m. PST |
link History is what the Present finds useful to remember about the Past. Or is it? |
| doc mcb | 23 Dec 2021 3:33 p.m. PST |
"Though we "know" more and more about the American past, thanks to the labors of specialized professional historians, we KNOW less, because we fail to grasp the overarching meaning of our history, a meaning that would impart coherence to the way we live together. We lack a perspective that would put the great achievements of American history in their proper light, properly weighed against failings and shortcomings, and taking into account the contrast between the dispiriting brutality of most of human history, and the astonishing prosperity and freedom and potentiality of our own. We lack a shared sense of the exceptional character of our pioneering experiment in self-rule—a reminder not only of our great good fortune in this land, but also of the great responsibilities that our good fortune entails." |
| doc mcb | 23 Dec 2021 3:40 p.m. PST |
"The power of memorization lies in the fact that the poem, or prayer, or speech that is committed to memory becomes one's own, alive in one's mind and spirit. It is not like those Amazon e-books that can be vaporized on corporate leadership's whim. It is ours, more fully than the books on our shelf. When they are shared by heart by many, poems and songs and speeches begin to form the soul of a people. This is why we need to pay more attention to what we are putting into our memories, and those of our children." |
| doc mcb | 23 Dec 2021 3:54 p.m. PST |
Why, when we memorize something, do we say we "know it by heart" and not that we know it by head? |
| Perris0707 | 23 Dec 2021 5:58 p.m. PST |
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| doc mcb | 23 Dec 2021 7:10 p.m. PST |
link Happily some people in positions to do something about it are seeing the problem. |
Big Red  | 24 Dec 2021 5:55 a.m. PST |
Interesting discussion doc mcb. It seems that over the years teaching of history, geography and civics have been diminished to the point that many of us don't know where we've been, where we are or where we are going. |
| doc mcb | 24 Dec 2021 8:22 a.m. PST |
Red, yes, and we are paying a price for that now. |
| Frederick | 24 Dec 2021 1:15 p.m. PST |
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| Ed Mohrmann | 24 Dec 2021 6:01 p.m. PST |
We should be aware of precisely where we are going. The handbasket in which we are journeying provides an
unmistakeable clue… |
| doc mcb | 24 Dec 2021 7:45 p.m. PST |
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| pzivh43 | 24 Dec 2021 9:00 p.m. PST |
Big Red---yes, but we're making good time! |
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