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Genius: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Robinson, Andrew is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Genius: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) about?
Homer, Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy; Curie, Darwin, Einstein, Galileo, and Newton. What do these world-famous artists and scientists have in common?- apart from the fact that their achievements predate our own time by a century or more. Most of us would probably answer: all ten possessed something we call genius, which in each instance permanently changed the way that humanity perceived the world. But pressed to be more precise, we find it remarkably hard to define genius. Genius is highly individual and unique, of course, yet it shares a compelling, inevitable quality for professionals and the general public alike. Darwin's ideas are still required reading for every working biologist; they continue to generate fresh thinking and experiments around the world. So do Einstein's theories among physicists. Shakespeare's plays and Mozart's melodies and harmonies continue to move people in languages and cultures far removed from their native England and...
Who reads Genius: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Robinson, Andrew
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191776854
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Psychology, Biology, Science
- Rating
- 3.1 / 5 (72 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14