Historians' fallacies
by David Hackett Fischer · first published 1970
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If you ever have a chance, I strongly recommend David Hackett Fischer's _Historians' Fallacies_: https://www.amazon.com/Historians-Fallacies-Toward-Historica... What historians have had to figure out, and sometimes learn the hard way -- these are lessons that over the centuries we have found…
on “Some Rules for Historians (1973)” ↗I agree that social science is different from the physical sciences, but that's not an excuse for the cargo cult science that dominates the field. Read Historians' Fallacies for a view of how the social sciences should approach their work. (http://www.amazon.com/Historians-Fallacies-Toward-Historical...).
on “Cargo Cult Management.” ↗