Comments on: Cyclical theories of history return https://www.isegoria.net/2017/06/cyclical-theories-of-history-return/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 31 May 2026 02:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Orthodox https://www.isegoria.net/2017/06/cyclical-theories-of-history-return/comment-page-1/#comment-2556935 Orthodox Wed, 07 Jun 2017 13:01:41 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41931#comment-2556935 In financial markets, when times are good, cycle theories are dismissed. When times are bad, cycle theories become popular.

If you never want to suffer from cycles, you should believe in them.

]]> By: Adar https://www.isegoria.net/2017/06/cyclical-theories-of-history-return/comment-page-1/#comment-2556429 Adar Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:16:41 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41931#comment-2556429 Ancient Egypt lasted more or less intact for about 3,000 years. Dynasty changes, yes, but a culture and nation intact and at the top of their game for a very long time.

]]> By: Bob Sykes https://www.isegoria.net/2017/06/cyclical-theories-of-history-return/comment-page-1/#comment-2556406 Bob Sykes Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:56:13 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41931#comment-2556406 Theories of built-in cyclical mechanisms in human societies have some credibility. However, on the longer scale there are clear climatically induced cycles of a couple thousand year period. See, J. L. Brooke (2014), Climate Change and the Course of Global History, Cambridge Univ. Press, New York.

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