HistoryHerodotusRead freeBuy on AmazonAppears in 4 ideasHumanities/Philosophy of HistoryHistoryDoes history have a pattern, a meaning, or only one thing after another?Ethics/PoliticsCustom and ConventionAre the laws and practices that govern human life grounded in nature, or are they merely the habits of particular peoples?PoliticsDemocracyIs rule by the people the best regime, or the most dangerous?MetaphysicsFateIs the course of the world, of nations and of a human life, fixed in advance, and if so, by what?