“History offers not simply a chronicle of events but, more importantly, opportunities to gain insights about the human condition from the experience of other times and places,” writes Thomas Sowell in his provocatively titled book Black Rednecks and White Liberals.  “That is, it offers not merely facts but explanations.”  Yet history’s capacity to benefit us is naturally limited by our natural biases.  “History cannot be a reality check for visions when history is itself shaped by visions.”  To learn how to extract beneficial explanations from history, therefore, we must first learn how to recognize our biases, pre-conceptions, worldviews, and visions.

 

Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is joined by the Conservative Historian Belisarius Aves to explore the various schools of historical thought and how conservatism might instruct us to approach history.

 

About Belisarius Aves

Belisarius Aves (or Bel for short) is the founder and publisher of the Conservative Historian YouTube channel and podcast.  “History is too important to be left to the left,” writes Bel.  “The Conservative Historian provides content and opinions on conservative thinking through the prism of history.”  You can follow Bel on Twitter @BelAves