Intro
Textual Note
Preface
Enlightened Entrepreneurialism
A conversation with Margaret Jacob
Introduction
I. Historical Origins
II. Decrypting Newton
III. Beyond the Numbers
IV. Apprenticeship
V. Religion and Geography
VI. Theory vs. Practice
VII. Lessons Learned?
VIII. History Today
IX. Past and Future
X. Righting Wrongs, Slowly
Continuing the Conversation
Science and Pseudoscience
A conversation with Michael Gordin
Introduction
I. A Counterculture Hero
II. An Ideal Case
III. The Lysenko Lesson
IV. A Freudian Cosmology
V. Enter Einstein
VI. Responses and Reactions
VII. Digging In
VIII. Science vs. Pseudoscience
IX. Fringe Benefits
X. Learning From History
XI. Anthropic Digression
XII. Better Science?
Continuing the Conversation
The Consolations of History
A conversation with Teofilo Ruiz
Introduction
I. The Terror of History
II. Becoming a Historian
III. Historical Ruminations
IV. Progress?
V. Connecting
VI. Looking Ahead
Continuing the Conversation
Herculaneum Uncovered
A conversation with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
Introduction
I. What We Know
II. Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie
III. Exploring Roman Society
IV. Herculaneum vs. Pompeii
V. The Future of the Past
Continuing the Conversation
Embracing Complexity
A conversation with David Cannadine
Introduction
I. Finding One's Historical Feet
II. The Art of Biography
III. The Undivided Past
IV. Transcending Parochialism
V. Categorical Examinations
VI. Historical Broadening
VII. What to Do, Part I
VIII. What to Do, Part II
Continuing the Conversation.