Herman Kahn and the Expansion of Historical Consciousness

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Herman Kahn and the Expansion of Historical Consciousness Thursday, 15 February 2024, is the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Herman Kahn (15 February 1922 – 07 July 1983), who was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on this date in 1922. Starting his career at RAND and eventually founding his own think tank, the Hudson Institute, Kahn was one of the most controversial futurists of the twentieth century, insisting upon a rational analysis of nuclear warfare as an effort to “think the unthinkable.” Kahn’s futurism and scenario planning contributed to the transformation of human historical consciousness into historical agency. Quora: Discord: Links: Newsletter: #philosophy #history #philosophyofhistory #HermanKahn #ScenarioPlanning #NuclearWar #unthinkable