So are we just going in circles or are we moving in some direction? An interesting topic I came across recently was the different viewpoints of history. From this book I read, they were expressing how there are many ways people have sought to explain history, but that it can basically be narrowed down to two main thoughts. One being that history is linear. There is a goal and direction to history. The other being that history is circular. There will forever be a cycle of war and peace. This is quite a simplification and I’ll try to explain more as we go along and hopefully be able to introduce a third view of history. If you aren’t a huge fan of history, I get you, trust me. However, this topic is very interesting because our viewpoint of history will shape the way we see our own lives and the future. Let me explain. “If history is grasped as a linear movement, we can have hope in the development of history, but we are left without a good understanding of the breakdowns and revivals