Interesting list. How would you compare reading the best modern summaries and analyses of the older texts, versus reading them in the original?
Quigley’s career demonstrates an excellent piece of sociological methodology… He builds a theory that emphasizes the importance of elites, and subsequently goes and talks to members of the elite to test and apply the theory.
I’m not sure if this is meant to be ironic, but that methodology seems like an excellent way to introduce confirmation bias. I guess it’s excellent compared to not going and talking to anyone at all?
Interesting list. How would you compare reading the best modern summaries and analyses of the older texts, versus reading them in the original?
I’m not sure if this is meant to be ironic, but that methodology seems like an excellent way to introduce confirmation bias. I guess it’s excellent compared to not going and talking to anyone at all?