ABSTRACT
The chapter explores the role of history in providing comfort and simplicity in a chaotic world, as discussed by Margaret McMillan. It looks into the complexities of historical interpretation, the use of Bayesian probabilistic models in historiographic reasoning, and the impact of recommendation systems like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on shaping historical narratives. It also highlights the importance of metadiscourse, or signals of the logic of history, in historical writing, as exemplified by Cundill History Prize winners. It rounds out with an account of possible worlds in modal logic, emphasizing the abundant possibilities and ethical considerations they afford history making by both humans and machines.
