- history is not just a study of what things and events happened; history is *everything that we have*. see [[graham, paul - 2004 - the age of the essay]] ![[graham, paul - 2004 - the age of the essay#^e5c447|clean]] - it’s every single thing that we’ve learned and been able to retain. - it is the fabric of [[{14.1a1} time-binding]]. - [[{1.2b} the context of our lives is cumulative and intertwining]] - [[history is not simply a study of the past; it is an explanation of the present]]