This week, ending in January 18 2018:
Today's thread is for open discussion of:
History in the academy
Historiographical disputes, debates and rivalries
Implications of historical theory both abstractly and in application
Philosophy of history
And so on
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters like those above, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
Hello. Nice to post here again. My second semester as a college freshman is going well. Taking a US Civil War Class and looks very interesting.
Anyways, I have a question:
In his first appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Bret Weinstein talked about a paper he wrote as an undergraduate. Weinstein said back when he was a student, it was common for people to say Hitler was insane, so he wrote about how Hitler actually wasn't insane. To quote Weinstein, "He was a monster; but he was a rational monster." What is the historiography on the debate whether or not Hitler was insane and what is the general consensus today?
Edit: Better wording.