Wednesday, March 17, 2010

What does "explain" mean?

1,000-1,500 words; due by midnight, Friday, April 2. Live blog to follow on Monday, April 12. Write your entry on your own blog and post the link to that entry here as a comment.

When mathematicians, historians and scientists say that they have explained something, are they using the word 'explain' in the same way?

Friday, March 5, 2010

Perspectives on history

How does one's perspective influence the way one witnesses an event? Given that perspective influences perception, can we ever know "The Truth" about a historical event?