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What is the definition of a polymath?
What is the definition of a polymath?
- Someone who is knowledgeable in one area
- Someone who is knowledgeable in two or more areas and excels in them (correct)
- Someone who is driven by an insatiable curiosity about a variety of disciplines and skills
- Someone who contributes to several closely connected academic fields
What is the difference between clustered polymaths and passive polymaths?
What is the difference between clustered polymaths and passive polymaths?
- Clustered polymaths contribute to several closely connected academic fields, while passive polymaths do not
- Clustered polymaths excel in two or more areas, while passive polymaths excel in one area
- Clustered polymaths study but don’t contribute to their chosen fields of interest, while passive polymaths contribute to their chosen fields of interest (correct)
- Clustered polymaths have a more substantial and holistic mind, while passive polymaths have a less substantial and holistic mind
What is the goal of a polymath?
What is the goal of a polymath?
- To seek knowledge
- To excel in two or more areas
- To contribute to several closely connected academic fields
- To seek ‘oneness’ (correct)
What is the difference between a polymath and someone who only excels in one area?
What is the difference between a polymath and someone who only excels in one area?
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What is Peter Burke's definition of a polymath?
What is Peter Burke's definition of a polymath?
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Study Notes
- A polymath is someone who is knowledgeable in two or more different areas and excels in them.
- The definition of a polymath is still being refined, but generally it requires a life-long and wide-ranging attitude towards knowledge.
- Polymaths typically have a more substantial and holistic mind than those who only excel in one area.
- A polymath is someone who is driven by an insatiable curiosity about a variety of disciplines and skills, and encompasses all three dimensions of breadth, depth, and integration.
- Polymaths have always been driven by this intrinsic motivation to seek knowledge, which ultimately leads to seeking ‘oneness’.
- Clustered polymaths contribute to several closely connected academic fields, compromising on the ‘poly-’, while passive polymaths study but don’t contribute to their chosen fields of interest, compromising on the ‘-math’.
- I have problems with the definition of a polymath proposed by Peter Burke, as I believe that integration always takes place because it is a naturally occurring autonomic brain process.
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