Skinner

The Voice of the Turtle: "The role of the historian is to chart the minutae of what people did and said in the past. She is concerned to correct our anachronisms and tell us that the things we take for granted are a lot more complicated than at first glance. As such, the political task of the historian (like that of Derridean deconstructionist) is intrinsically anti-foundational. It denies us the delusions and dreams we construct by telling us how contingent and complicated everything is. By doing so it enables us engage in the interminably detailed, minute task of making the real world a better place."