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Entry: The End of History? Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_end_of_history#9080 Post contents: Scott Thanks for your answer, because that points to the core of our miscommunication: I had in mind the observation that there undoubtedly are people who are incapable of learning from their (or other's) errors, and who thus repeat them -- e.g. current Latin American efforts to try socialism once more. In this sense, history repeats itself and can be used to predict the effects of current behavior. However, I could not agree more with you that all humans have the potential for critical thinking and trial and error learning -- this is what good education in history is supposed to be all about. In this sense, there is no determinism, because some people learn from the past and behave differently. The question is, how to teach the ability to do critical -- including self-critical -- thinking to people who do not like it? Sent at: 2008 07 04