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Lewis: Those who do not learn from past mistakes - their own and those of others - are condemned to repeat them. In order to benefit from the lessons of history, however, we first have to know history. That is why the acquisition of broad historical knowledge is so important.
Morris: The trouble is that the past is infinitely various. From its inexhaustible storehouse of events it is possible to prove anything or its contrary.
The issue that Morris raises in objecting to Lewis' view is whether
(A) there are any uncontested historical facts
(B) historical knowledge can be too narrow to be useful
(C) history teaches any unequivocal lessons
(D) there are conventional criteria for calling a past action a mistake
(E) events in the present are influenced by past events
Morris: The trouble is that the past is infinitely various. From its inexhaustible storehouse of events it is possible to prove anything or its contrary.
The issue that Morris raises in objecting to Lewis' view is whether
(A) there are any uncontested historical facts
(B) historical knowledge can be too narrow to be useful
(C) history teaches any unequivocal lessons
(D) there are conventional criteria for calling a past action a mistake
(E) events in the present are influenced by past events
10 Mar 2016, 20:46
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Lewis says that a person can avoid mistakes by learning from the ones committed by others. Therefore one should be aware about history
Morris says that the history is so wide that one thing which might be a mistake at one point may not be a mistake at another.
However, if history teaches us unequivocal (unambiguous) lessons, then Morris' argument falls flat and this is the issue with Morris' argument. This is what the option C tells us.
Option C
Morris says that the history is so wide that one thing which might be a mistake at one point may not be a mistake at another.
However, if history teaches us unequivocal (unambiguous) lessons, then Morris' argument falls flat and this is the issue with Morris' argument. This is what the option C tells us.
Option C
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GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
Schools: Ross '22 (A) Johnson '22 (A$) Anderson '22 (A$) Marshall '22 (A) Kenan-Flagler '22 (A$) Mendoza '22 (A$)
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
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16 Apr 2019, 04:07
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Why not A? Both A and C are similar in meaning. Please help. Thanks!
