An endangered species: the polymath in an age of specialisation

Jul 14, 2020 · 1h 28s
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...

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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 despite increasing specialization
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Author The British School at Rome
Organization The British School at Rome
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