What are the benefits of studying history and society?

Personally, I love history, but one day a classmate asked me what is the use of studying history and how should I deal with it? Literature, history and philosophy are not subjects that can directly see results, and in the eyes of many people, they seem to be more like capital to show off. Their role, I think what my teacher has ever said, is the best evaluation, although somewhat detrimental.

He said that literature, history, and philosophy are the master's knowledge, and the so-called very practical subjects are the slave's knowledge. For example, if you look at "Schindler's List", the Jews who stayed behind were all those who could fitter, repair, etc., and those who studied literature, history, philosophy, and art had to be sent to the gas chambers for extermination. Why?

Because those who need to stay are slaves, not masters. History gives people experience, but it does not give people direct guidance. No one can get direct guidance from history, because history is always a thing of the past, and everything in the present cannot exactly repeat the state of the past.

But history is the foundation of all disciplines, just like philosophy. We don't see a discipline that is separated from history. Tracing the origins of these disciplines, many of them are historical.

In ancient times, there was no political science, sociology, anthropology, etc., everything was developed from history, philosophy, etc. They are all a kind of summary of history. Even the natural sciences cannot get rid of their own history, because without inheritance, there would be no current physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc.

You can ask people who don't understand the role of history, then you know what is the use of Pythagoras, Euler, Lavoisier, Einstein, Newton, Darwin, Morgan and their theories.

Take "history" as a reference! A lot of things are repeating themselves, and we need to try to avoid making bad decisions, and this requires us to learn from history!

1. You can increase your knowledge.

Through the study of history, we can increase our knowledge and understand what the deeds of certain people in history were and why historical events were the way they were.

2. It can enrich students' knowledge. Historically, many people, especially celebrities, have enjoyed reading history. For example, Li Mi.

When he was a teenager, he liked to read the Book of Han

Won Yang Su. appreciation. Whether we read books or communicate with others, historical knowledge still has a certain role.

3. Studying history can cultivate an interest in history and culture. The historical record is a bit tedious, but it will be lively and interesting to read.

4. You can improve your writing skills. If we know the deeds and allusions of certain characters when we write articles, we will quote them fluently.

5. You can understand some truths. These truths are too abstract for people to understand. Only more concrete and vivid examples can play an entertaining and educational role.

1. Learning history can inspire intelligence. For example, history is a whetstone, and its greatest function is to sharpen the knife called wisdom in our minds. A whetstone can't help us overcome obstacles, only a knife can.

It is useless to memorize history, only to learn wisdom from history is useful.

2. Learn history to judge the situation. In this world, we need all kinds of talents. The study of history is precisely to cultivate talents who are not limited to the contemporary, but can understand the development of things and the causes and consequences, which is why the ancients regarded history as a necessary education for leaders.

3. Learning history will move people's hearts. History is the study of the pursuit of the truth, and only by starting from the truth can the truth be extracted, and only the "truth" can move people's hearts and truly change the world.

4. Understand the past and various things that happened in our own country and nation; It is very useful to enrich your knowledge system, both in learning and in the future.