Divine Fury: A History of Genius
Divine Fury: A History of Genius Darrin McMahon Basic Books (2014) A brilliant analysis of “the emergence of the genius as a figure of extraordinary privilege and power” Before reading this book for the first time, I checked out the…
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The “commercialization and vulgarization of genius”
I recall Hannah Arendt’s phrase whenever someone is described as a “genius.” In fact, their claim to fame is their claim to fame…and nothing else. We have so many celebrities with few (if any) talents except for self-promotion. According to…
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