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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?
Indeed. And Blake certainly met the criteria of being someone with a peculiar mind - after all, he was probably schizophrenic or epileptic (or had some other condition making him prone to visions) and also a creative and artistic genius, political and social contrarian and radical. It required just such a rare person to have led just such an odd life to live at just such a time to give us the result of his works and thoughts and there enduring influence.

And I think the same could be said of Alexander, Caesar, Saint Paul, Da Vinci, and all rest of the pantheon of extraordinary humans who drive many of our dramatic social changes.
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RE: Does the Great Man approach to history still have use? - by FrustratedFool - December 6, 2023 at 7:54 am

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