What do historians do? Is it important to know history? Why or why not? Should a historical education be required? Is it possible to know the past accurately (please explain)—and is this a crucial factor in evaluating the importance and benefits of knowing history? What should be the purposes of studying and teaching history? Should the latter include moral judgments of the past? Why or why not? What are the varying uses of history? What are the potential problems with using history (what we profess to be accurate or academic history) to accomplish some objective? Why, whether we like it or not, do we (as a society) give authority to the supposed historical record?
