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Philosophy of history

the past people use to make decisions in everyday life, distinguished from the historical past constructed by professional historians.

In philosophy of history, practical past refers to the past people use to make decisions in everyday life, distinguished from the historical past constructed by professional historians. This meaning comes from White (2014) in The Practical Past.[1]

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White, H. (2014). The Practical Past. Northwestern University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv47w51r

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