The History of Political Power Is Nothing but the History of Mankind

Historicism of this type is a delusion to karl popper. People make decisions based on the knowledge that they have available, that humanity has available at the time. Individuals are too unpredictable, too complex people. There may be trends in human behavior, carlpaper admits, but there can never be laws. And we were not reading the shakras of the earth here. We're tryng to figure out how to live together peacefully.