A few months ago, I got an inquiry from a historian, a PhD and active scholar, but someone whose graduate training had not encompassed the (or a) methodology for intellectual history.  This person and I are friends on social media, and so via that channel they sent me a PM with “an intellectual history type question” that they felt I would be helpful in answering. After describing the really fascinating project they want to get started on – and I am sworn to secrecy on what this project is, but I am excited about it – they asked their question:  Read more