Johannes Nagel
@johannesnagel.bsky.social
🎓 historian & citoyen. methodology, c19/c20, US & EUR, world politics, war, state, unrest, nationalism. GER/ENG (learning FR). süddeutsch.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In any case - I find plausible your claim that the avoidance of the first person has to do with that misunderstanding.
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In any case - I find plausible your claim that the avoidance of the first person has to do with that misunderstanding.
Didn't know that phrase, thanks for the tip.
Yes, explication-as-objectivity has been rediscovered over & over again (because historians don't read about/teach/learn about the philosophy of science...).
Yes, explication-as-objectivity has been rediscovered over & over again (because historians don't read about/teach/learn about the philosophy of science...).
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Didn't know that phrase, thanks for the tip.
Yes, explication-as-objectivity has been rediscovered over & over again (because historians don't read about/teach/learn about the philosophy of science...).
Yes, explication-as-objectivity has been rediscovered over & over again (because historians don't read about/teach/learn about the philosophy of science...).
Not objectivity - which is arguably enhanced by the explication of one's perspective & method - but rather neutrality!
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Not objectivity - which is arguably enhanced by the explication of one's perspective & method - but rather neutrality!
Interesting observation. I don't know the answer.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Interesting observation. I don't know the answer.
Ich wünsche mir, dass mehr Leute sich trauen, solche Sätze zu schreiben.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ich wünsche mir, dass mehr Leute sich trauen, solche Sätze zu schreiben.