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Herbert Lüthy on learning from history
Why should we care about history? How does historical science work? And what can we decidedly not learn from anything but the present? This seems like a valuable question for me after just having finished my BA in History. Swiss historian Herbert Lüthy talked about this in an Essay in 1961, titled: “Geschichte als Selbstbesinnung”.…
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The Physicists -an English summary
It seems like the play “die Physiker” (the physicists) isn’t nearly as popular as it should be, at least among English-speaking people. The play is about the moral responsibility of physicists, especially ones capable of developing (something like) the nuclear bomb. It was written in 1960 and contains some interesting perspectives on the ethics of…
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Forecasting in 1900: Zurich in 2000
What did people living in 1900 think Zurich would look like in 2000? An article, published on February 19, 1900. Translation: Zurich in the Year 2000 “Zurich, 19th D Zurich’s largest literary community, the Reading Circle Hottingen, which is best known for its brilliant festivities, organised a large future festival “Zurich in the year 2000”…
Lara Thurnherr 