An endangered species: the polymath in an age of specialisation
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A lecture by Peter Burke (Cambridge). A cultural history of polymaths from the Renaissance to the present (from Leonardo to Umberto Eco), investigating how the species has managed to survive...
show moreA cultural history of polymaths from the Renaissance to the present (from Leonardo to Umberto Eco), investigating how the species has managed to survive despite increasing specialization
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Author | The British School at Rome |
Organization | The British School at Rome |
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