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<blockquote data-quote="Pullman Brown" data-source="post: 6122764" data-attributes="member: 73012">As C.S. Lewis said history is always a period.C.S. Lewis&#039;s phrase &quot;history is always a period&quot; likely refers to his view that historical periods are human constructs, shaped by the perspectives and biases of those who record or interpret them. In works like *The Discarded Image* or his essays on historiography, Lewis emphasizes that history isn&#039;t a neutral, objective timeline but a narrative framed by the cultural, intellectual, and philosophical lenses of a given era. Each &quot;period&quot; reflects the preoccupations, assumptions, and values of its time, often distorting or selectively presenting events to fit a particular worldview.For Lewis, this underscores the provisional nature of historical understanding—each period is a snapshot, not the full truth, and is subject to reinterpretation as new perspectives emerge. He likely meant to caution against treating historical accounts as definitive, urging humility and awareness of our limited vantage point.From the discarded image</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pullman Brown, post: 6122764, member: 73012"] As C.S. Lewis said history is always a period. C.S. Lewis's phrase "history is always a period" likely refers to his view that historical periods are human constructs, shaped by the perspectives and biases of those who record or interpret them. In works like *The Discarded Image* or his essays on historiography, Lewis emphasizes that history isn't a neutral, objective timeline but a narrative framed by the cultural, intellectual, and philosophical lenses of a given era. Each "period" reflects the preoccupations, assumptions, and values of its time, often distorting or selectively presenting events to fit a particular worldview. For Lewis, this underscores the provisional nature of historical understanding—each period is a snapshot, not the full truth, and is subject to reinterpretation as new perspectives emerge. He likely meant to caution against treating historical accounts as definitive, urging humility and awareness of our limited vantage point. From the discarded image [/QUOTE]

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