Does the Great Man approach to history still have use?

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Does the Great Man approach to history still have use?

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RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use?

December 6, 2023 at 2:45 am

(December 5, 2023 at 10:37 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(December 5, 2023 at 10:28 pm)brewer Wrote: Great men, great women, great civilizations and dynasties, great actions, great calamities, great conflicts, great evils, ..............................

Mundane rarely makes it into the books.

But what about mundane that rises to greatness? Audie Murphy?

We only know about Murphy's mundane origins because of his rise to greatness. That's kind of the point.

Boru

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Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 5, 2023 at 10:36 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by The Grand Nudger - December 5, 2023 at 10:39 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Anomalocaris - December 5, 2023 at 11:07 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 5, 2023 at 11:26 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Thumpalumpacus - December 5, 2023 at 2:04 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Gawdzilla Sama - December 5, 2023 at 2:45 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 5, 2023 at 3:15 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by brewer - December 5, 2023 at 10:28 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Gawdzilla Sama - December 5, 2023 at 10:37 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 6, 2023 at 2:45 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 3:33 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 6, 2023 at 5:47 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Gawdzilla Sama - December 6, 2023 at 8:55 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 5:52 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 6, 2023 at 6:01 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by The Magic Pudding. - December 6, 2023 at 6:06 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 6:07 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 6:25 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 6, 2023 at 6:48 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 7:07 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Belacqua - December 6, 2023 at 7:20 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 7:28 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Belacqua - December 6, 2023 at 7:45 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 7:54 am

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Anomalocaris - December 6, 2023 at 1:01 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 2:04 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Anomalocaris - December 6, 2023 at 3:24 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 4:21 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Anomalocaris - December 6, 2023 at 5:54 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by The Grand Nudger - December 6, 2023 at 1:58 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by The Grand Nudger - December 6, 2023 at 3:50 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Paraselene - December 6, 2023 at 3:53 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Angrboda - December 6, 2023 at 3:55 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 6, 2023 at 4:06 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 4:25 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 6, 2023 at 4:36 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 4:23 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by The Magic Pudding. - December 6, 2023 at 4:18 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Gawdzilla Sama - December 6, 2023 at 4:27 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Pat Mustard - December 6, 2023 at 4:31 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by The Grand Nudger - December 6, 2023 at 4:46 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 5:14 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 5:55 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 6:03 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Ahriman - December 6, 2023 at 6:57 pm

RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by Gawdzilla Sama - December 6, 2023 at 7:08 pm

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